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
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LC 2791
 
                         House Bill 2954
 
Sponsored by Representative KROPF
 
 
                             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.
 
  Requires Department of Transportation to close three driver and
motor vehicle services field offices and contract for 10 private
offices prior to January 1, 2006. Requires two of 10 private
offices to provide Spanish language services only and one to
provide Russian language services only.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to services provided by the Department of
  Transportation; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
  802.600.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 802.600 is amended to read:
  802.600. (1)   { - After completion of the study required by
section 3, chapter 583, Oregon Laws 1997, and the report to the
Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and
Technology as required by section 4, chapter 583, Oregon Laws
1997, - }  The Department of Transportation may enter into an
agreement with any person who is not an employee of the
department, including but not limited to an integrator, enabling
the person to transact on behalf of the department   { - the - }
 { +  all + } functions of the department   { - specified in
section 3, chapter 583, Oregon Laws 1997 - }  { +  that are
provided in a full-service driver and motor vehicle services
field office, other than the giving of written and skills tests
for driver licenses and permits + }.
  (2) An agreement described in subsection (1) of this section
may be in any form and may contain any provisions that the
department determines to be in the best interests of the public
and convenient for the department, including but not necessarily
limited to provisions that allow the department to:
  (a) Ensure product quality control.
  (b) Audit activities of the person entering into the agreement
to ensure compliance with the agreement.
  (c) Impose sanctions on a person for violation of the
agreement.
  (3) A person authorized to transact business for the department
under this section  { - , including but not limited to a person
who transacts business under contract with an integrator, - } may
charge a fee for the services provided. Fees authorized under
this subsection are in addition to any charges or fees that the
department is authorized by statute to collect for the
transaction. { +  A person who provides a private full-service
driver and motor vehicle services field office may not charge a
fee under this subsection that is more than $5 per transaction
over the amount the department is authorized to collect for the
transaction. + }
  (4)(a) The department may adopt such rules as are necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section, including but not
limited to rules that:
  (A) Specify criteria for eligibility of a person to enter into
an agreement with the department under this section.
  (B) Specify the manner in which fees authorized by this section
will be collected and establish any notification the person is
required to give the public about the fees.
  (C) Require a bond in an amount determined by the department
from a person acting under an agreement described in this
section.
  (D) Prohibit disclosure of personal information from driver or
vehicle records except in accordance with applicable laws.
  (b) The department may not adopt rules establishing the amount
of a fee to be charged by a person acting under this section.
  (c) Rules adopted under this subsection shall be developed in
consultation with persons who might enter into agreements with
the department under this section, including but not limited to
integrators and vehicle dealers.
  (5) As used in this section   { - and section 3, chapter 583,
Oregon Laws 1997, - }  { + :
  (a) + } 'Integrator' means a person who enters into a contract
with the Department of Transportation:
    { - (a) - }  { +  (A) + } To provide information and supplies
to a person who transacts business for the department under an
agreement described in this section; and
    { - (b) - }  { +  (B) + } To collect moneys due from persons
who transact the business and remit the moneys to the department.
 { +
  (b) 'Private full-service driver and motor vehicle services
field office' means a nongovernmental office that provides all
services provided by the Department of Transportation concerning
driver and motor vehicle services in its field offices except the
giving of written and skills tests for driver licenses and
permits. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) Before January 1, 2006, the Department of
Transportation shall:
  (a) Enter into agreements under ORS 802.600 with at least 10
private providers who will provide all services offered by a
full-service driver and motor vehicle services field office
except the giving of written and skills tests for driver licenses
and permits; and
  (b) Close at least three state-funded, full-service driver and
motor vehicle services field offices.
  (2) The department shall ensure that two of the private offices
established under subsection (1) of this section provide only
Spanish language services and that one of the private offices
provides only Russian language services. + }
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