71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
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LC 2096
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 785
Ordered by the Senate May 3
Including Senate Amendments dated May 3
Sponsored by Senator GORDLY
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.
Creates Office of Multicultural Health. Establishes
Multicultural Health Council to advise { + Governor, Legislative
Assembly, Director of Human Services and + } Director of
Multicultural Health { + and recommend actions related to
multicultural health and health-related concerns of underserved
communities + }.
{ + Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2001. + }
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Office of Multicultural Health; appropriating
money; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + There is created in the Department of Human
Services the Office of Multicultural Health. The goal of the
office is to promote responsible statewide advocacy for
multicultural health and improve the health status of underserved
and underrepresented populations in Oregon through multicultural
and culturally competent approaches that influence how health
services are designed and delivered. The office shall:
(1) Support the efforts of the Governor's Racial and Ethnic
Health Task Force and the Multicultural Health Council, and
monitor state agencies and other organizations to ensure that the
agencies and organizations are effectively responding to the
recommendations of the task force and the council;
(2) Administer grants to community-based projects;
(3) Provide public education and promote community awareness of
multicultural health issues;
(4) Using research, policy analysis and model projects, develop
ways to coordinate and improve multicultural health services;
(5) Represent concerns of underserved and underrepresented
populations in Oregon on issues of multicultural health to the
Governor, the Legislative Assembly, state agencies and the
broader community;
(6) Encourage citizen participation in governmental decision
making;
(7) Provide information for and serve as liaison between state
agency programs and community organizations, service providers
and policymakers;
(8) Provide the Department of Human Services, health
professional regulatory boards and other health boards, county
health departments, community-based coalitions and other
organizations with technical assistance; and
(9) Advise the Governor, the Legislative Assembly and the
Director of Human Services on issues related to multicultural
health. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Office of Multicultural Health shall be
under the supervision and control of the Director of
Multicultural Health, who is responsible for the performance of
the duties, functions and powers of the office. The Governor
shall establish the qualifications for and appoint the director,
who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor.
(2) The director shall receive a salary as provided by law or,
if not so provided, as prescribed by the Governor.
(3) The director shall provide the office with such services
and employees as the office requires to carry out its duties,
functions and powers. Subject to any applicable provisions of the
State Personnel Relations Law, the director shall appoint all
subordinate officers and employees of the office, prescribe their
duties and fix their compensation. The director may hire staff to
write grants to support outreach projects for diverse populations
in communities throughout Oregon. + }
SECTION 3. { + The Office of Multicultural Health may accept
contributions of funds and assistance from the United States
Government, its agencies or from any other source, public or
private, and agree to conditions thereon not inconsistent with
the purposes of the office. All such funds shall aid in financing
the duties, functions and powers of the office. + }
SECTION 4. { + In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS
183.310 to 183.550, the Director of Multicultural Health may
adopt rules necessary for the administration of sections 1 to 6
of this 2001 Act. + }
SECTION 5. { + (1) The Multicultural Health Council is
established to advise the Governor, the Legislative Assembly, the
Director of Human Services and the Director of Multicultural
Health on issues related to multicultural health and the
health-related concerns of racial, ethnic, low-income, rural and
other underserved communities, and recommend actions by the
Governor, the Department of Human Services, the Office of
Multicultural Health, other governmental entities and the private
sector to address and meet those issues and needs.
(2) The council shall consist of no more than 19 members. The
council shall select one of its members as chairperson.
Membership in the council shall be as follows:
(a) Two members shall be members of the Senate, one Democrat
and one Republican, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(b) Two members shall be members of the House of
Representatives, one Democrat and one Republican, appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(c) One member shall be the Director of Human Services or the
designee of the director;
(d) One member shall be the Director of the Department of
Consumer and Business Services or the designee of the director;
(e) One representative nominated by the executive authority of
each of the following agencies and organizations, appointed by
the Governor:
(A) Commission on Asian Affairs;
(B) Commission on Black Affairs;
(C) Commission on Hispanic Affairs;
(D) Commission on Indian Services;
(E) Commission for Women;
(F) A statewide organization representing hospitals and health
systems;
(G) A statewide organization representing physicians licensed
to practice in this state;
(H) Conference of Local Health Officials; and
(I) Safety net clinics; and
(f) Four public members with expertise in multicultural health
issues, appointed by the Governor.
(3) The term of office for each member is three years, but a
member serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Before
the expiration of the term of a member, the appointing authority
shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1, next
following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a
vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an
appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired
term.
(4) The council shall meet at times and places specified by the
call of the chairperson or a majority of the members of the
council.
(5) A majority of the members of the council constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(6) Members of the council are not entitled to compensation but
may be reimbursed from funds available to the Office of
Multicultural Health for actual and necessary travel and other
expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as
provided in ORS 292.210 to 292.288.
(7) The Office of Multicultural Health shall provide staff
necessary for the performance of the functions of the council.
(8) The council shall have the authority to study all state
agency programs and budgets that affect multicultural health.
(9) The council shall promote responsible statewide advocacy
for multicultural health issues and health-related concerns of
racial, ethnic, low-income, rural and other underserved
communities. + }
SECTION 6. { + (1) There is created the Office of
Multicultural Health Account, separate and distinct from the
General Fund. All moneys in the account are continuously
appropriated to the Office of Multicultural Health to implement
and administer sections 1, 2 and 5 of this 2001 Act.
(2) The account shall consist of:
(a) Moneys appropriated to the Office of Multicultural Health
by the Legislative Assembly;
(b) Any gifts and grants received by the office or by the state
for activities under sections 1 to 5 of this 2001 Act; and
(c) Interest accrued on the account. + }
SECTION 7. { + Notwithstanding the term of office specified by
section 5 of this 2001 Act, of the members first appointed to the
Multicultural Health Council:
(1) Ten members shall serve for a term ending July 1, 2004.
(2) Nine members shall serve for a term ending July 1,
2005. + }
SECTION 8. { + There is appropriated to the Office of
Multicultural Health, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001,
out of the General Fund, the amount of $500,000 for the purpose
of carrying out sections 1 to 6 of this 2001 Act. + }
SECTION 9. { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect July 1,
2001. + }
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