Chapter 219
AN ACT
SB 72
Relating to Division of Audits
investigations; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 297.110 and 297.120.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 297.110 is amended to read:
297.110. As used in this
section and ORS 291.226 and 297.120 [and 297.210]:
(1) [“Public officer” means any elected or
appointed state officer, including members of boards and commissions.] “Public
official” means any person who is serving a state agency as an officer,
employee, member, agent or otherwise, regardless of whether the person is
compensated for the person’s services.
(2) “State agency” means
any state department, division, bureau or other agency or body headed by an
elected or appointed state officer or member of a board or commission.
SECTION 2. ORS 297.120 is amended to read:
297.120. (1) When
a state agency sustains a loss of $100 or more of public funds or
property under circumstances involving a public [officer] official who is entrusted with the custody of the
funds or property or who is charged with the duty to account for the funds or
property, the agency shall, within 30 days after discovery of the loss,
report the loss in writing to the Division of Audits.
(2) Within 30
days [of discovering the loss of public
funds or property] after receiving the report under subsection (1) of
this section, the [Division of Audits
may] division shall determine whether to investigate the loss.
(3) If the division
investigates a loss, the division shall [and] prepare a report [respecting] regarding the
accountability of the public [officer]
official for the loss. The report shall be presented to the Governor.
SECTION 3. The amendments to ORS 297.110 and 297.120 by
sections 1 and 2 of this 2007 Act apply to discoveries of losses by state
agencies occurring on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act.
Approved by the Governor May 30, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 31, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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