Chapter 497 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

SB 53

Relating to annual charitable fund drive program; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 292.045.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 292.045 is amended to read:

292.045. [(1) As used in this section, “United Fund” means the organization conducting the single, annual, consolidated effort to secure funds for distribution to agencies engaged in charitable and public health, welfare and service purposes, which is commonly known as the United Fund, or the organization which serves in place of the United Fund organization in communities where an organization known as the United Fund is not organized.]

[(2) Any state official authorized to disburse funds in payment of salaries or wages of state officers or employees is authorized, upon written request of the state officer or employee, to deduct each month from the salary or wages of the officer or employee the amount of money designated by the officer or employee for payment to the United Fund. The moneys so deducted shall be paid over promptly to the United Fund designated by the officer or employee. Subject to any regulations prescribed by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the state official authorized to disburse the funds in payment of salaries or wages may prescribe any procedures necessary to carry out this section.]

(1) As used in this section, “annual charitable fund drive program” means the single, annual, consolidated effort conducted by the charitable fund drive committee appointed under subsection (2) of this section to secure funds from state officers or employees for distribution to organizations engaged in charitable, public health, public welfare or service or similar purposes that directly benefit individuals in this state.

(2)(a) The Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall appoint seven members to a charitable fund drive committee. Each member must be an officer or employee of the State of Oregon. The term of office of a member is two years. A member may be reappointed to one additional term.

(b) The committee shall set policies for and implement an annual charitable fund drive program in the manner described by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services by rule.

(c) With the written approval of the director, the committee may enter into a contract with a charitable fund drive management organization to administer the annual charitable fund drive program. The contract shall include the maximum amount, or percentage rate of contributions, that may be retained by the charitable fund drive management organization as administrative costs, as specified in rules adopted pursuant to subsection (7) of this section.

(3) A state official authorized to disburse funds in payment of salaries or wages of state officers or employees is authorized, upon written request of the officer or employee, to deduct each month from the salary or wages of that officer or employee the amount of money designated by the officer or employee for payment, in the manner designated by the officer or employee, to the annual charitable fund drive program, to a charitable fund drive management organization or directly to an organization that participates in the annual charitable fund drive program.

(4) The state official authorized to disburse funds in payment of salaries or wages shall promptly pay the moneys deducted under this section to the annual charitable fund drive program, to a charitable fund drive management organization or directly to an organization that participates in the annual charitable fund drive program.

(5) Subject to rules adopted by the department, the state official authorized to disburse funds in payment of salaries or wages may prescribe any procedures necessary to carry out this section.

(6) The department shall disclose on its website and in any promotional materials for the annual charitable fund drive program the maximum amount, or percentage rate of contributions, that may be retained as administrative costs by any charitable fund drive management organization that has entered into a contract with the department under subsection (2)(c) of this section.

(7) The department shall adopt rules:

(a) Setting a maximum amount, or percentage rate of contributions, that may be retained as administrative costs by a charitable fund drive management organization under a contract entered into under subsection (2)(c) of this section; and

(b) Listing the specific expenses that may qualify as administrative costs.

(8) In addition to rules adopted under subsection (7) of this section, the department may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 292.045 by section 1 of this 2011 Act apply to deductions and payments of moneys made on or after the effective date of this 2011 Act.

Approved by the Governor June 23, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 23, 2011

Effective date January 1, 2012

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