74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
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LC 480
House Bill 2264
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Superintendent of Public
Instruction Susan Castillo for Department of Education)
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.
Exempts State Board of Education, Department of Education and
Superintendent of Public Instruction from Public Contracting
Code.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to public contracting by education entities; creating
new provisions; and amending ORS 279A.025.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) The provisions of ORS chapters 279A, 279B
and 279C do not apply to the State Board of Education, the
Department of Education and the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, ORS
279B.055 (3), 279C.380 (1)(a) and (3), 279C.600 to 279C.625,
279C.800, 279C.810, 279C.825, 279C.830, 279C.835, 279C.840,
279C.845, 279C.850, 279C.855, 279C.860, 279C.865 and 279C.870
apply to the State Board of Education, the Department of
Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. + }
SECTION 2. ORS 279A.025 is amended to read:
279A.025. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of
this section, the Public Contracting Code applies to all public
contracting.
(2) The Public Contracting Code does not apply to:
(a) Contracts between contracting agencies or between
contracting agencies and the federal government;
(b) Insurance and service contracts as provided for under ORS
414.115, 414.125, 414.135 and 414.145 for purposes of source
selection;
(c) Grants;
(d) Contracts for professional or expert witnesses or
consultants to provide services or testimony relating to existing
or potential litigation or legal matters in which a public body
is or may become interested;
(e) Acquisitions or disposals of real property or interest in
real property;
(f) Sole-source expenditures when rates are set by law or
ordinance for purposes of source selection;
(g) Contracts for the procurement or distribution of textbooks;
(h) Procurements by a contracting agency from an Oregon
Corrections Enterprises program;
(i) The procurement, transportation or distribution of
distilled liquor, as defined in ORS 471.001, or the appointment
of agents under ORS 471.750 by the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission;
(j) Contracts entered into under ORS chapter 180 between the
Attorney General and private counsel or special legal assistants;
(k) Contracts for the sale of timber from lands owned or
managed by the State Board of Forestry and the State Forestry
Department;
(L) Contracts for forest protection or forest related
activities, as described in ORS 477.406, by the State Forester or
the State Board of Forestry;
(m) Sponsorship agreements entered into by the State Parks and
Recreation Director in accordance with ORS 565.080 (4);
(n) Contracts entered into by the Housing and Community
Services Department in exercising the department's duties
prescribed in ORS chapters 456 and 458, except that the
department's public contracting for goods and services, as
defined in ORS 279B.005, is subject to ORS chapter 279B;
(o) Contracts entered into by the State Treasurer in exercising
the powers of that office prescribed in ORS chapters 178, 286,
287, 288, 289, 293, 294 and 295, including but not limited to
investment contracts and agreements, banking services, clearing
house services and collateralization agreements, bond documents,
certificates of participation and other debt repayment
agreements, and any associated contracts, agreements and
documents, regardless of whether the obligations that the
contracts, agreements or documents establish are general, special
or limited, except that the State Treasurer's public contracting
for goods and services, as defined in ORS 279B.005, is subject to
ORS chapter 279B;
(p) Contracts, agreements or other documents entered into,
issued or established in connection with:
(A) The incurring of debt by a public body, including but not
limited to the issuance of bonds, certificates of participation
and other debt repayment obligations, and any associated
contracts, agreements or other documents, regardless of whether
the obligations that the contracts, agreements or other documents
establish are general, special or limited;
(B) The making of program loans and similar extensions or
advances of funds, aid or assistance by a public body to a public
or private body for the purpose of carrying out, promoting or
sustaining activities or programs authorized by law; or
(C) The investment of funds by a public body as authorized by
law, and other financial transactions of a public body that by
their character cannot practically be established under the
competitive contractor selection procedures of ORS 279B.050 to
279B.085;
(q) Contracts for employee benefit plans as provided in ORS
243.105 (1), 243.125 (4), 243.221, 243.275, 243.291, 243.303 and
243.565; or
(r) Any other public contracting of a public body specifically
exempted from the code by another provision of law.
(3) The Public Contracting Code does not apply to the public
contracting activities of:
(a) The Oregon State Lottery Commission;
(b) The Oregon University System and member institutions,
except as provided in ORS 351.086;
(c) The legislative department;
(d) The judicial department;
(e) Semi-independent state agencies listed in ORS 182.451 and
182.454, except as provided in ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and
279A.250 to 279A.290;
(f) Oregon Corrections Enterprises;
(g) The Oregon Film and Video Office, except as provided in ORS
279A.100 and 279A.250 to 279A.290;
(h) The Travel Information Council, except as provided in ORS
279A.250 to 279A.290;
(i) The Oregon 529 College Savings Network and the Oregon 529
College Savings Board;
(j) The Oregon Innovation Council; { - or - }
{ + (k) The State Board of Education, the Department of
Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction except as
provided in section 1 of this 2007 Act; or + }
{ - (k) - } { + (L) + } Any other public body specifically
exempted from the code by another provision of law.
(4) ORS 279A.200 to 279A.225 and 279B.050 to 279B.085 do not
apply to contracts made with qualified nonprofit agencies
providing employment opportunities for disabled individuals under
ORS 279.835 to 279.855.
SECTION 3. { + Section 1 of this 2007 Act and the amendments
to ORS 279A.025 by section 2 of this 2007 Act apply to contracts
entered into on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act. + }
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