Bill Text: OR SB587 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to state finance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB587 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB587-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1935

                         Senate Bill 587

Sponsored by Senator WHITSETT

                             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 appropriation bills to contain itemized list of state
agency expenditures related to public employee compensation.
  Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and
Governor to submit budget report to Legislative Assembly that
contains itemized list of state agency expenditures related to
public employee compensation.
  Specifies contents of list.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state finance.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Sections 2 to 4 of this 2011 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS 291.201 to 291.222. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + As used in sections 2 to 4 of this 2011 Act:
  (1) 'Appropriation bill' means a legislative Act that
appropriates money to or authorizes the expenditure of dedicated
or continuously appropriated moneys by a state agency or
otherwise makes moneys available for expenditure by a state
agency.
  (2) 'State agency' means every state officer, board,
commission, department, institution, branch or agency of the
state government whose costs are paid wholly or in part from
funds held in the State Treasury.
  (3) 'State government' has the meaning given that term in ORS
174.111. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) Each appropriation bill enacted by the
Legislative Assembly shall include an itemized list of the
amounts of any portion of the appropriation that will be
dedicated to the expenses of public employee compensation. Each
action approved by the Emergency Board shall be accompanied by a
report prepared by the Legislative Fiscal Officer that includes
an itemized list of the amounts of any portion of the action that
will be dedicated to the expenses of public employee
compensation.
  (2) A list described in subsection (1) of this section shall
include, but is not limited to, expenses of public employee
compensation related to:
  (a) Employee salaries;
  (b) Reclassification of employee positions;
  (c) Employee step increases;
  (d) Employee health benefits;
  (e) Employee retirement benefits;
  (f) Insurance expenses other than health benefits;
  (g) Projected cost-of-living increases; and
  (h) Paid vacation or other available paid leave time. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + (1) As part of the tentative budget plan and
the budget report required under ORS 291.210 and 291.216, for
each state agency, the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services and the Governor shall include an itemized list of the
amounts of any portion of a proposed appropriation to a state
agency that will be dedicated to the expenses of public employee
compensation.
  (2) A list described in subsection (1) of this section shall
include, but is not limited to, expenses of public employee
compensation related to:
  (a) Employee salaries;
  (b) Reclassification of employee positions;
  (c) Employee step increases;
  (d) Employee health benefits;
  (e) Employee retirement benefits;
  (f) Insurance expenses other than health benefits;
  (g) Projected cost-of-living increases; and
  (h) Paid vacation or other available paid leave time. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + Section 4 of this 2011 Act applies to tentative
budget plans and budget reports prepared for biennia beginning on
or after July 1, 2013. + }
  SECTION 6.  { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act applies to:
  (1) Appropriation bills enacted during a session of the
Legislative Assembly that begins on or after the effective date
of this 2011 Act; and
  (2) Actions of the Emergency Board that occur on or after the
effective date of this 2011 Act. + }
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