Chapter 904
AN ACT
SB 931
Relating to obesity; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. (1) There is created the Task Force for a
Comprehensive Obesity Prevention Initiative, consisting of 13 members appointed
as follows:
(a) The President of the
Senate shall appoint:
(A) Two members of the
Senate Committee on Health Policy and Public Affairs.
(B) Two members who are
on the faculty of the Center for the Study of Weight Regulation and Associated
Disorders at the Oregon Health and Science University.
(b) The Speaker of the
House of Representatives shall appoint:
(A) Two members of the
House of Representatives Committee on Health Care.
(B) Two members who are
on the faculty of the Department of Public Health at the
(c) The Director of
Human Services shall appoint:
(A) Two representatives
from the Office of Family Health Nutrition and Physical Activity; and
(B) Three
representatives from universities within
(i) Preventing obesity
and associated disorders;
(ii) Promoting good
nutrition and physical fitness;
(iii) The built or
physical environment; or
(iv)
Addressing health issues in minority populations.
(2) The task force
shall:
(a) Study obesity
prevention and treatment and ways to decrease the number of cases of obesity in
this state; and
(b) Utilize current
research to develop a plan to implement and fund initiatives that will result
in decreasing obesity and obesity-related diseases within the state.
(3) A majority of the
members of the task force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(4) Official action by
the task force requires the approval of a majority of the members of the task
force.
(5) The director, or the
director’s designee, shall serve as chairperson.
(6) If there is a
vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to
become immediately effective.
(7) The task force shall
meet at times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a
majority of the members of the task force.
(8) The task force may
adopt rules necessary for the operation of the task force.
(9) The task force shall
submit a report, and may include recommendations for legislation, to the
interim committees related to health care and health policy as appropriate no
later than October 1, 2008.
(10) The Department of
Human Services shall provide staff support to the task force.
(11) Members of the task
force who are not members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to
compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other
expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the
manner and amounts provided for in ORS 292.495. Claims for expenses incurred in
performing functions of the task force shall be paid out of funds appropriated
to the Department of Human Services for that purpose.
(12) All agencies of
state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist the task
force in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws
relating to confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their duties.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2007 Act is repealed on
the date of the convening of the next regular biennial legislative session.
SECTION 3. This 2007 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor August 6, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 7, 2007
Effective date August 6, 2007
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