Chapter 422 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

 

AN ACT

 

SB 314

 

Relating to Public Welfare Review Commission; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 411.125.

 

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

 

      SECTION 1. ORS 411.125 is amended to read:

      411.125. (1) There is established [a Public Welfare] the Adult and Family Services Division Review Commission consisting of 16 members. The members shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of [two] four years. In making the appointments, the Governor shall consider representatives of county public welfare boards, as well as representatives from all of the congressional districts. Four members shall be recipients or former recipients of the aid or services of the Adult and Family Services Division; four members shall be representatives of business and professional interests; four members shall be public welfare policy specialists; and four members shall be advocates of public welfare from the state agencies or public or private organizations interested in public welfare. The commission shall receive compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.

      (2) The commission shall advise and consult with the Assistant Director for Adult and Family Services in carrying out the functions of the division and shall, through its chairperson, have access to information regarding persons receiving assistance and other relevant information about programs of the [Adult and Family Services] division.

      SECTION 2. (1) The amendments to ORS 411.125 by section 1 of this 1999 Act change the name of the Public Welfare Review Commission to the Adult and Family Services Division Review Commission.

      (2) For the purpose of harmonizing and clarifying statute sections published in Oregon Revised Statutes, the Legislative Counsel may substitute for words designating the Public Welfare Review Commission, wherever they occur in Oregon Revised Statutes, other words designating the Adult and Family Services Division Review Commission.

 

Approved by the Governor June 30, 1999

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 30, 1999

 

Effective date October 23, 1999

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