Bill Text: OR SB292 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB292 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB292-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1821

                         Senate Bill 292

Sponsored by Senator BOQUIST (Presession filed.)

                             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.

  Directs specified state agencies, boards and commissions to
report to Legislative Assembly or Emergency Board on plan to
abolish agency, board or commission or to merge with another
agency, board or commission.
  Directs specified state agencies, boards and commissions to
report to Legislative Assembly or Emergency Board on plan to
reduce funding level of agency, board or commission by specified
percentage below legislatively approved budget for agency, board
or commission for biennium beginning July 1, 2011.
  Directs specified state agencies to maintain expenditures at
level equal to level of legislatively approved budget for agency
for biennium beginning July 1, 2011.
  Suspends cost-of-living increases, salary step increases,
upward reclassifications, filling of vacant positions, creation
of new positions and out-of-state travel for employees of
specified state agencies. Suspends purchases of additional goods
or supplies.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'legislatively
approved budget' has the meaning given that term in ORS 291.002.
  (2) Not later than December 31, 2013, the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission shall report to the Legislative Assembly or the
Emergency Board on a plan to abolish the commission. The plan
shall include proposals for the elimination or transfer of the
functions of the commission.
  (3) Not later than June 30, 2014, the Teacher Standards and
Practices Commission, the Department of State Lands and the
Employment Relations Board shall report to the Legislative
Assembly or the Emergency Board on a plan to merge the
commission, department or board with another state agency or to
abolish the commission, department or board. The plan shall
include proposals for funding the functions of the former
commission, department or board at a level that is at least 10
percent below the legislatively approved budget for the
commission, department or board for the biennium beginning July
1, 2011.
  (4) Not later than December 31, 2013, the following agencies,
commissions, departments and boards shall report to the
Legislative Assembly or the Emergency Board on a plan for funding
the functions of the agency, commission, department or board at a
level that is below the legislatively approved budget for the
agency, commission, department or board for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2011, by at least the amount specified:
  (a) State Department of Agriculture: 6 percent.
  (b) State Department of Energy, operations: 10 percent.
  (c) State Department of Energy, other than operations: 10
percent.
  (d) Columbia River Gorge Commission: 25 percent.
  (e) State Marine Board: 25 percent.
  (f) State Parks and Recreation Department: 13 percent.
  (g) Oregon University System: 12 percent.
  (h) Water Resources Department: 20 percent.
  (i) State Board of Chiropractic Examiners: 12 percent.
  (j) State Board of Licensed Social Workers: 12 percent.
  (k) Department of Consumer and Business Services: 10 percent.
  (L) Oregon Board of Dentistry: 10 percent.
  (m) Oregon Health Licensing Agency: 16 percent.
  (n) Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine: 14 percent.
  (o) Occupational Therapy Licensing Board: 25 percent.
  (p) Board of Medical Imaging: 18 percent.
  (q) Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board: 7 percent.
  (r) Bureau of Labor and Industries: 11 percent.
  (s) Oregon Medical Board: 17 percent.
  (t) Oregon State Board of Nursing: 16 percent.
  (u) State Board of Pharmacy: 19 percent.
  (v) State Board of Psychologist Examiners: 25 percent.
  (w) Public Utility Commission: 5 percent.
  (x) Real Estate Agency: 25 percent.
  (y) State Board of Tax Practitioners: 17 percent.
  (z) Oregon Department of Administrative Services: 25 percent.
  (aa) Oregon Government Ethics Commission: 25 percent.
  (bb) Oregon Racing Commission: 12 percent.
  (cc) Secretary of State: 16 percent.
  (dd) Public Defense Services Commission: 25 percent.
  (5) Not later than December 31, 2013, the Legislative Fiscal
Officer shall report to the Legislative Assembly or the Emergency
Board on a plan for funding the functions of the Legislative
Assembly at a level that is 35 percent below the legislatively
approved budget for the Legislative Assembly for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2011. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'state agency '
means the:
  (a) Department of Environmental Quality;
  (b) Department of Transportation;
  (c) Department of Education;
  (d) Construction Contractors Board;
  (e) Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office;
  (f) State Library;
  (g) State Treasurer; and
  (h) Judicial Department.
  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2013:
  (a) All cost-of-living increases to salaries of state agency
employees are suspended;
  (b) All step increases within the salary range of each state
agency employee are suspended;
  (c) All upward reclassifications of state agency employees are
suspended;
  (d) Vacant positions within a state agency may not be filled
except when necessary to protect essential services of the state
agency;

  (e) New positions within a state agency may not be created
except when necessary to protect essential services of the state
agency;
  (f) If allowed by terms of the agreement or contract and
notwithstanding any other law, the terms of any collective
bargaining agreement or services contract entered into by a state
agency concerning cost-of-living increases, salary step
increases, reclassifications and the filling of vacant positions
are suspended;
  (g) Payments by state agencies for out-of-state travel by
employees of the state agency are prohibited;
  (h) Purchases of goods and supplies for which payment is not
already obligated are suspended; and
  (i) Expenditures by the state agency may not exceed the levels
of expenditures allowed under the legislatively approved budget
for the agency during the biennium beginning July 1, 2011.
  (3) When a salary increase suspension under this section is no
longer in effect, the salary increase applies only prospectively.
A state agency may not retroactively pay a salary increase
suspended under this section for any period during which the
salary increase was suspended.
  (4) This section does not apply to state officers elected by
popular vote, or appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices,
whose salaries are fixed by law. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + 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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