Chapter 284 Oregon Laws 2001
AN ACT
SB 16
Relating to sister state
committees.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) Upon the request of any legislator, for a sister state relationship in
which the State of Oregon participates, a sister state committee, consisting of
up to 21 members each, shall be appointed as described in subsection (2) of
this section. The committee shall be named for the sister state for which the
committee is created and shall be known as the (name of sister state)
Sister State Committee.
(2) Membership of each
sister state committee shall include:
(a) The President of the
Senate, who shall be cochairperson of the committee;
(b) The Speaker of the
House of Representatives, who shall be cochairperson of the committee;
(c) Two members of the
Senate, who are not members of the same political party, appointed by the
President of the Senate;
(d) Two members of the
House of Representatives, who are not members of the same political party,
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(e) Four members
representing Oregon’s business community appointed by the President of the
Senate;
(f) Four members
representing Oregon’s business community appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives;
(g)(A) One former member
of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and one former member of
the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives; or
(B) If one of the
potential appointees described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is not
available, two former members of the Legislative Assembly appointed jointly by
the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(h) Two public members
appointed by the President of the Senate;
(i) Two public members
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(j) If the
cochairpersons jointly agree, one elected state official.
(3)(a) The President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may each designate
an alternate from time to time from among the members of their respective
chambers to exercise powers as a member of the committee when the President or
Speaker is not in attendance at a committee meeting, except that an alternate
may not preside over a committee meeting in place of the President or Speaker.
(b) The President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly select one
of the members appointed under subsection (2)(e) or (f) of this section to be
executive director to plan for and coordinate activities under section 2 (2) of
this 2001 Act.
(4)(a) The President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives serve on a sister
state committee so long as each continues to hold the office of President or
Speaker.
(b) Members of the
Legislative Assembly appointed under subsection (2)(c) or (d) of this section
serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may continue to serve as
long as the member remains in the chamber of the Legislative Assembly from which
the member was appointed. Before the expiration of the legislative term of
office of a member appointed under subsection (2)(c) or (d) of this section,
the appointing authority shall appoint a successor whose term on the committee
begins when the former member’s legislative term of office ends. If there is a
vacancy for a member appointed under subsection (2)(c) or (d) of this section
for any other cause, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to
become effective immediately.
(c) The term of office
of committee members appointed under subsection (2)(e) to (j) of this section
is two years. A member appointed under subsection (2)(e) to (j) of this section
is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for a member appointed
under subsection (2)(e) to (j) of this section before the expiration of the
term, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to become effective
immediately for the unexpired term.
(5) Members of the
Legislative Assembly who are members of a sister state committee are entitled
to a per diem as provided in ORS 171.072 except when members are out of the
United States.
(6) The cochairpersons
of a sister state committee shall preside alternately at sister state committee
meetings.
(7) A majority of the
members of a sister state committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business.
(8) The Legislative
Administration Committee shall provide
administrative staff support for one meeting of the sister state
committee held before the visit described in section 2 (2) of this 2001 Act and
for one meeting held after the visit.
(9) For the purposes of
this section and section 2 of this 2001 Act, “sister state” means an
international state or province.
SECTION 2.
If a sister state committee is appointed
under section 1 of this 2001 Act:
(1) The sister state
committee may:
(a) Organize activities
for and host visiting delegations from the sister state;
(b) Organize activities
for and participate in delegations visiting the sister state and the nation in
which the sister state is located;
(c) Provide for the
exchange of information between the State of Oregon and the sister state;
(d) Work with
representatives of the sister state on joint projects; and
(e) Take all actions
necessary to facilitate and promote relations between the State of Oregon and
the sister state.
(2) The sister state
committee shall visit the sister state at least biennially for the purpose of
fulfilling the objectives described in subsection (1) of this section.
SECTION 3.
Sections 1 and 2 of this 2001 Act apply
to each sister state relationship in which the State of Oregon participates on
or after the effective date of this 2001 Act.
Approved by the Governor
June 4, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State June 4, 2001
Effective date January 1,
2002
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