Chapter 416 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

SB 323

Relating to electronic submission of reports to the Legislative Assembly; amending ORS 192.245; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 192.245 is amended to read:

          192.245. (1) Whenever a law of this state requires a written report be submitted to the Legislative Assembly, the requirement shall be met by distribution of an executive summary of no more than two pages sent to every member of the Legislative Assembly and one copy of the report to the [office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one copy to the office of the President of the Senate and five copies to the Legislative Administration Committee] Legislative Administrator. This requirement does not preclude providing a copy of any report to a specific legislative committee if required by law.

(2) The executive summary described in subsection (1) of this section shall include an explanation of how a member of the Legislative Assembly may obtain a copy of the report. If the report is also available on the Internet, the executive summary shall include the online location of the report.

SECTION 2. This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 18, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 18, 2009

Effective date June 18, 2009

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