Chapter 603 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 2020

Relating to state agency employees; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall develop a plan for agencies of state government that employ more than 100 employees to attain a ratio of 11 to 1 of public employees to supervisory employees and managerial employees acting in a supervisory capacity. The plan shall be used to develop the legislatively adopted budget and may provide for a transition to the ratio specified in this subsection during a period lasting more than one biennium.

(2)(a) As part of the development of the legislatively adopted budget, during each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the department shall report on the plan developed under subsection (1) of this section to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.

(b) The report required under this subsection shall also include:

(A) The ratio of public employees to supervisory employees;

(B) The ratio of public employees to managerial employees; and

(C) The number of positions authorized for managerial employees who do not act in a supervisory capacity and a description of the duties assigned to those positions.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) “Legislatively adopted budget” means the budget enacted by the Legislative Assembly during an odd-numbered year regular session.

(b) “Managerial employee” has the meaning given that term in ORS 243.650.

(c) “Public employee” has the meaning given that term in ORS 243.650.

(d) “State government” means every state officer, board, commission, department, institution, branch or agency whose costs are paid wholly or in part from funds held in the State Treasury.

(e) “Supervisory employee” has the meaning given that term in ORS 243.650.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2011 Act first applies to the legislatively adopted budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013.

SECTION 3. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall report to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means during the 2012 regular session of the Legislative Assembly on the ratio of public employees to supervisory employees or managerial employees acting in a supervisory capacity.

SECTION 4. Section 3 of this 2011 Act is repealed on January 2, 2013.

SECTION 5. This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor July 6, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 6, 2011

Effective date July 6, 2011

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