75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 731
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 115
                  Ordered by the Senate April 1
            Including Senate Amendments dated April 1
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Oregon University System)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Authorizes Chancellor of Oregon University System or designee
to approve requests made by institutions of higher education or
by other programs of Oregon University System in which employees
of institutions or programs may designate payroll deductions for
identified nonprofit organizations.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Oregon University System payroll deductions.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Employee' means officers, faculty, teachers, instructors
and other employees of the Oregon University System as described
in ORS 352.002.
  (b) 'Nonprofit organization' means an organization described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt
from income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
  (2) The Chancellor of the Oregon University System or a
designee of the chancellor may approve a written request made by
a state institution of higher education listed in ORS 352.002, or
by another program or activity under the jurisdiction of the
State Board of Higher Education, in which an employee of the
institution or another program or activity may designate an
amount from the salary or wages of the employee for payment to a
qualifying nonprofit organization. A request made to the
chancellor under this section must identify the nonprofit
organization to whom payments would be made.
  (3) Upon written approval of the chancellor or of a designee of
the chancellor and a written request of an employee of the
institution, program or activity to which the approval applies,
the state official within the Oregon University System authorized
to disburse funds in payment of salaries or wages shall deduct
from the salary or wages of the employee the amount of money
 
designated by the employee for payment to the nonprofit
organization.
  (4) The moneys deducted from the salaries or wages under
subsection (3) of this section shall be paid over promptly to the
nonprofit organization.
  (5) The Chancellor of the Oregon University System or a
designee of the chancellor shall prescribe procedures for
determining whether an organization qualifies as a nonprofit
organization under this section. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2009 Act applies to requests
for deductions from salaries or wages made on or after the
effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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