72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 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 958
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2044
                Ordered by the House February 10
          Including House Amendments dated February 10
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Joint Legislative Audit
  Committee)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Deletes requirement that cochairs of Joint Committee on Ways
and Means serve on Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
 { - Requires Joint Legislative Audit Committee to review and
make recommendations on allocations of state auditing
resources. - }  { +  Removes Budget and Management Division
requests, advice and assistance from duties of Joint Legislative
Audit Committee. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee; amending ORS
  171.580 and 171.585.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 171.580 is amended to read:
  171.580. (1) There is created a Joint Legislative Audit
Committee consisting of   { - the chair of the House Ways and
Means Committee, the chair of the Senate Ways and Means
Committee, four - }  { +  five + } members of the House of
Representatives appointed by the Speaker  { + of the House of
Representatives + } and   { - four - }   { + five + } members of
the Senate appointed by the President { +  of the Senate. At
least one member appointed by the Speaker and one member
appointed by the President must have served on a Joint Committee
on Ways and Means + }.
  (2) The committee has a continuing existence and   { - may - }
 { + shall + } meet, act and conduct its business during sessions
of the Legislative Assembly or any recess   { - thereof - }
 { + in a session + } and in the interim between sessions.
  (3) The term of a member shall expire upon the convening of the
Legislative Assembly in regular session next following the
commencement of the member's term. When a vacancy occurs in the
membership of the committee in the interim between sessions,
until
  { - such - }   { + the + } vacancy is filled, the membership of
the committee shall be considered not to include the vacant
position for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
present and a quorum is a majority of the remaining members.
  (4) Members of the committee shall receive an amount equal to
that authorized under ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated to the
Legislative Assembly for each day spent in the performance of
their duties as members of the committee or any subcommittee
  { - thereof - }   { + of the committee + } in lieu of
reimbursement for in-state travel expenses. However, when engaged
in out-of-state travel, members shall   { - be entitled to
receive their actual and necessary expenses therefor - }
 { + receive the expenses actually and necessarily incurred + }
in lieu of the amount authorized by this subsection.  Payment
shall be made from funds appropriated to the Legislative
Assembly.
  (5) Action of the committee shall be taken only upon the
affirmative vote of the majority of members of the committee.
  (6) The Legislative Fiscal Office shall furnish to the
committee   { - such - }   { + the + } services of personnel and
 { - such other - }  { +  the + } facilities   { - as - }
 { + that + } are necessary to enable the committee to carry out
its functions as directed by law, with   { - such - }
 { + the + } assistance   { - as - }  the Division of Audits and
Oregon Department of Administrative Services can provide.
  SECTION 2. ORS 171.585 is amended to read:
  171.585. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee shall:
  (1) Review   { - all - }  audits and make recommendations for
change or remediation by the agency or other organization under
review to the Emergency Board, the Joint Ways and Means Committee
and other persons receiving the audit report under ORS 192.245.
  (2) Accept requests for performance and program audits from
individual legislators, legislative committees, the Division of
Audits  { - , the Budget and Management Division - }  and the
Legislative Fiscal Office.
  (3) In conjunction with the Director of the Division of Audits,
set  { + legislative + } priorities on the basis of risk
assessment for performance and program audits and program
evaluations.
  (4) With the advice and assistance of the Legislative Fiscal
Officer  { - , the Administrator of the Budget and Management
Division - } and the Director of the Division of Audits,
determine the type of audit, evaluation or review utilizing
criteria to include but not be limited to the nature and scope of
the task, the time frame involved, necessary professional
guidelines, economy, efficiency, cost and cost responsibility.
  (5) Not later than 12 months after the issuance of an audit
report, review the actions of an agency or other government
organization for compliance with the recommendations of the audit
report.
  (6) Assign tasks to the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Budget
and Management Division, the Division of Audits or a special task
force.
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