Chapter 197 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

SB 219

Relating to Attorney General review of intergovernmental agreements; amending ORS 190.430.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 190.430 is amended to read:

190.430. (1) Every agreement made by an agency of this state under ORS 190.112, 190.420 or 660.342 shall be submitted to the Attorney General before taking effect. The Attorney General shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state. If the Attorney General determines that the agreement is in some instance improper, the Attorney General shall give written notice to the state agency concerning the specific respects in which the agreement fails to comply with law. The Attorney General’s failure to give [such] notice within 30 days of submission of the agreement to the Attorney General [shall constitute] constitutes approval of the agreement.

(2) The Attorney General may exempt [research agreements or student faculty exchanges] agreements, including classes of agreements and form agreements, from the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.

(3) As used in this section, “agency of this state” and “state agency” mean any officer, board, commission, department, division or institution in the executive or administrative branch of state government.

Approved by the Governor June 9, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 9, 2005

Effective date January 1, 2006

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