71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 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
{ + braces and plus signs + } .
LC 3856
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3358
Ordered by the Senate May 29
Including Senate Amendments dated May 29
Sponsored by Representative PATRIDGE
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.
Adds one Representative and one Senator to Oregon Progress
Board as voting members.
Eliminates rulemaking authority of board. { + Transfers
responsibility to provide staff for board from Economic and
Community Development Department to Oregon Department of
Administrative Services. Requires board to establish guidelines
for state agencies to link performance measures to Oregon
benchmarks. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services
to use guidelines in devising performance measures and providing
agencies with direction on format for reporting performance
measures. Makes related changes.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of
Administrative Services for purposes of Oregon Progress Board.
Establishes maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees,
moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but
excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received
by Oregon Department of Administrative Services for purposes of
Oregon Progress Board. + }
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Oregon Progress Board; amending ORS 285A.150,
285A.153, 285A.159, 285A.162, 285A.165, 285A.168, 285A.171,
285A.174 and 291.110; appropriating money; and limiting
expenditures.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 285A.150 is amended to read:
285A.150. The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) The Oregon { - economy - } of the future can provide
unparalleled { - opportunity - } { + economic
opportunities + } while maintaining Oregon's traditional values
if this state pursues
{ - the - } { + its + }future with clarity of purpose and
perseverance.
(2) { - The - } Oregon { - economy - } is in the midst of
{ - a - } massive { + economic, social and environmental
transitions + } { - transition - } created by technological
changes, global competition and { - new production
practices - } { + changing population demographics + }.
{ - (3) - } In order to { - maintain employment - } { +
expand economic + } opportunities { - , increase income levels,
reduce poverty and generate the public revenues needed to provide
public services, Oregon must increasingly rely on an economy that
adds value to its natural resources and provides a diverse mix of
products - } { + while maintaining Oregon's unique quality of
life in the face of change, Oregonians must have a vision for
their preferred future that spans economic, social and
environmental concerns + }.
{ - (4) - } { + (3) + } An { + independent + } Oregon
Progress Board is needed to:
(a) Encourage the discussion and understanding { + among all
Oregonians + } of critical global and national economic { + ,
social and environmental + } trends that will affect
{ - the - } Oregon { - economy - } in the coming decades;
(b) Formulate and submit to Oregonians a strategy that
describes and explains a vision for Oregon's economic { + ,
social and environmental + } progress { - over the next 20 to
30 years; and - } { + for 20 years into the future; + }
(c) Submit to the Legislative Assembly, for its adoption, goals
for Oregon's progress, including measurable indicators of the
achievement of those goals, in the manner prescribed in ORS
285A.171 { + ; and
(d) Assist state agencies and their partners in developing
performance measures that provide linkages to the measurable
indicators of achievement in the manner prescribed in ORS
291.110 + }.
SECTION 2. ORS 285A.153 is amended to read:
285A.153. (1) There is established an Oregon Progress Board
consisting of the following members:
(a) The Governor; { - and - }
(b) Nine members appointed by the Governor { + ;
(c) One Senator appointed by the President of the Senate; and
(d) One Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives + }.
(2) { + (a) + } The term of office of each member
{ + appointed by the Governor + } is four years. Before the
expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a
successor whose term begins on January 31 next following. A
member is eligible for reappointment.
{ + (b) Each legislative member serves at the pleasure of the
appointing authority and may serve as long as the member remains
in the chamber of the Legislative Assembly from which the member
was appointed. + }
(3) { + (a) + } A member of the Oregon Progress Board
{ + appointed by the Governor + } shall be entitled to
compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
{ + (b) Members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the
Oregon Progress Board shall be entitled to an allowance as
authorized in ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated to the
Legislative Assembly. + }
(4) Of the members { - of - } { + appointed by the Governor
to + } the board, five shall be selected who are residents of
different congressional districts in this state.
(5) Members { - of - } { + appointed by the Governor to + }
the Oregon Progress Board shall be appointed so as to be
representative of the ethnic, cultural, social and economic
diversity of the people of this state.
{ + (6) Members appointed by the legislative appointing
authority shall serve as the official liaisons to their
respective chambers for the purposes described in ORS 285A.168,
285A.171 and 285A.174. + }
SECTION 3. ORS 285A.159 is amended to read:
285A.159. { - (1) In accordance with applicable provisions of
ORS 183.310 to 183.550, the Oregon Progress Board may adopt rules
necessary for the administration of ORS 285A.150 to 285A.168 and
285A.174. - }
{ - (2) - } { + (1) + } The Governor shall serve as chair
of the { + Oregon Progress + } Board and may appoint an
executive officer for the board for a term and with such duties
and powers as the board determines to be necessary or
appropriate.
{ - (3) - } { + (2) + } A majority of the { + voting + }
members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business.
{ - (4) - } { + (3) + } The board shall meet as the board
determines necessary at times and places specified by call of the
chair or a majority of the members of the board.
{ - (5) - } { + (4) + } The { - Economic and Community
Development Department - } { + Oregon Department of
Administrative Services + } shall provide clerical, technical and
management personnel to the board to serve as the board's staff.
SECTION 4. ORS 285A.162 is amended to read:
285A.162. (1) The Oregon Progress Board shall develop a
strategy for Oregon that addresses the economic, social,
cultural, environmental and other needs and aspirations of the
people of Oregon.
(2) The strategy developed by the Oregon Progress Board shall
address issues that the board determines are necessary and
appropriate to Oregon's future. Such issues shall include:
(a) Education and workforce.
(b) Public and private cooperation.
(c) Environmental quality.
(d) Infrastructure.
(e) Funding and taxation.
{ + (f) Social well-being. + }
{ - (f) - } { + (g) + } Such other issues as the board, by
majority vote, shall add to the strategy.
(3) When developing the strategy, the Oregon Progress Board
shall hold public hearings, public meetings and workshops as
needed to ensure the participation of a broad cross section of
Oregon's population. The board shall publicize the public
hearings, public meetings and workshops in each city in which
they are held and shall allow interested residents and other
individuals to appear and be heard by the board.
(4) After considering any written comments and public testimony
relating to the proposed strategy, the board shall revise the
strategy as it considers necessary or appropriate. The board, by
a vote of a majority of its members, shall approve and adopt a
final strategy. The board shall submit, in addition to its
adopted strategy, a summary and digest of comments and public
testimony and its response, if any, to those comments. The
adopted strategy shall be submitted to the
{ - Seventy-second - } { + Seventy-third + } Legislative
Assembly not later than { - January 15, 2003 - } { + March
15, 2005 + }, and every { - six - } { + eight + } years
thereafter.
SECTION 5. ORS 285A.165 is amended to read:
285A.165. As a part of the strategy adopted under ORS 285A.162,
the Oregon Progress Board shall also { - adopt a recommended
implementation plan. The plan shall include recommendations
for - } { + recommend + } statutory or other { + policy + }
changes
{ - the board considers appropriate - } , { + including + }
modifications in public fiscal { - and spending - } policies
{ - , including the allocation of lottery revenues, and also
recommendations for - } { + and other + } implementing actions
to be carried out by { + state and + } local governments,
businesses, private citizens and other organizations. { +
Board staff shall assist local communities, wherever possible, in
developing plans and measures of success to achieve the goals
established under ORS 285A.162. + }
SECTION 6. ORS 285A.168 is amended to read:
285A.168. (1) The Oregon Progress Board shall, in its adopted
strategy, include a series of goals for Oregon's progress
{ - over the next two to three decades - } { + for 20 years
into the future + }.
(2) Goals shall include such measurable indicators of
{ - attainment - } { + success (Oregon benchmarks) + }, as
the board shall determine, that show the extent to which each
goal is being achieved.
(3) Goals shall be reviewed by the Legislative Assembly, which
may, by joint resolution, adopt, modify, delete or add to the
goals. Any goals adopted by the Legislative Assembly shall become
the goals used by the board in its subsequent activities.
(4) After the legislative review and adoption of goals, the
board may recommend such modifications to the goals as it
considers appropriate.
SECTION 7. ORS 285A.171 is amended to read:
285A.171. { - In consultation with the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services and the State Commission on Children and
Families, the Oregon Progress Board in adopting biennial lead
benchmarks shall give priority to benchmarks that have the
potential to yield a high return on human investment, including
but not limited to greater worker productivity and future
monetary savings - } { + In consultation with the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services, the Legislative Fiscal
Office and the Secretary of State, the Oregon Progress Board
shall establish guidelines, based on best practices, for state
agencies to link performance measures to Oregon benchmarks as
described in ORS 291.110. As resources allow, the board shall
assist agencies in adopting performance measurement frameworks
based on achieving results that contribute to the attainment of
Oregon benchmark targets and other high-level outcomes of concern
to Oregon citizens. At least once per biennium, the board shall
report to the Legislative Assembly on state government progress
toward developing a system of performance measures as described
in ORS 291.110 + }.
SECTION 8. ORS 285A.174 is amended to read:
285A.174. The Oregon Progress Board shall prepare, at least
once each biennium, a report that describes Oregon's progress
toward achievement of the board's strategy, based on the
{ - specific indicators - } { + Oregon benchmarks + } the
board adopts for measuring the attainment of strategic goals.
{ + The board shall review the Oregon benchmarks each biennium
and make any modification necessary to improve the accuracy or
comprehensiveness of the measures. + } The report shall include
an analysis of issues and trends of strategic significance and
shall propose { - an agenda that identifies - } key steps that
Oregon should take over the following two years to build for
Oregon's future. { - In developing the report required by this
section, the Oregon Progress Board shall consider the criteria
contained in ORS 285A.020 (3) - } { + The board shall submit
the report to the Legislative Assembly for review + }.
SECTION 9. ORS 291.110 is amended to read:
291.110. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services
shall be responsible for { - insuring - } { + ensuring + }
that state agency activities and programs are directed toward
achieving the Oregon benchmarks. The department shall:
(a) Monitor progress, identify barriers and generate
alternative approaches for attaining the benchmarks.
(b) { - Assure - } { + Ensure + } the development of a
statewide system of performance measures designed to increase the
efficiency and effectiveness of state programs and services.
(c) { + Using the guidelines developed by the Oregon Progress
Board as described in ORS 285A.171, + }provide agencies with
direction on the appropriate format for reporting performance
measures to { - assure - } { + ensure + } consistency across
agencies.
(d) { + Using the guidelines developed by the Oregon Progress
Board as described in ORS 285A.171, + }consult with the
Secretary of State and the Legislative Assembly to assist in
devising a system of performance measures.
(e) Facilitate the development of performance measures in those
instances where benchmarks involve more than one state agency.
(f) Prior to budget development, consult with the legislative
review agency, as defined in ORS 291.371, or other appropriate
legislative committee, as determined by the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, prior to
the formal adoption of a performance measurement system.
(2) State agencies shall be responsible for developing
measurable performance measures consistent with and aimed at
achieving Oregon benchmarks. To that end, each state agency
shall:
(a) Identify the mission, goals and objectives of the agency
and any applicable benchmarks to which the goals are directed.
(b) Develop written defined performance measures that quantify
desired organization { + intermediate outcomes, + } outputs,
responsibilities, results, products and services, and, where
possible, develop unit cost measures for evaluating the program
efficiency.
(c) Involve agency managers, supervisors and employees in the
development of statements of mission, goals, objectives and
performance measures as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this subsection and establish teams composed of agency managers,
supervisors and employees to implement agency goals, objectives
and performance measures. Where bargaining unit employees are
affected, they shall have the right to select those employees of
the agency, through their labor organization, to serve on any
joint committees established to develop performance measures.
(d) Use performance measures to work toward achievement of
identified missions, goals, objectives and any applicable
benchmarks.
(e) { + In consultation with the Oregon Progress Board, + }
review agency performance measures with the appropriate
legislative committee, as determined by the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, during
the regular legislative session.
SECTION 10. { + There is appropriated to the Oregon Department
of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of $704,470 for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 285A.159, as
amended by section 3 of this 2001 Act. + }
SECTION 11. { + Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of
$480,673 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001,
as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or
other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding
lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the
Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of ORS 285A.159, as amended by
section 3 of this 2001 Act. + }
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