Chapter 567 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

SB 742

Relating to Joint Legislative Audit Committee membership; amending ORS 171.580.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 171.580 is amended to read:

171.580. (1) There is created a Joint Legislative Audit Committee consisting of the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, [three] four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker[, three] and four members of the Senate appointed by the President.

(2) The committee has a continuing existence and may meet, act and conduct its business during sessions of the Legislative Assembly or any recess thereof and in the interim between sessions.

(3) The term of a member shall expire upon the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session next following the commencement of the member's term. When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the committee in the interim between sessions, until such vacancy is filled, the membership of the committee shall be considered not to include the vacant position for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present and a quorum is a majority of the remaining members.

(4) Members of the committee shall receive an amount equal to that authorized under ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly for each day spent in the performance of their duties as members of the committee or any subcommittee thereof in lieu of reimbursement for in-state travel expenses. However, when engaged in out-of-state travel, members shall be entitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses therefor in lieu of the amount authorized by this subsection. Payment shall be made from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly.

(5) Action of the committee shall be taken only upon the affirmative vote of the majority of members of the committee.

(6) The Legislative Fiscal Office shall furnish to the committee such services of personnel and such other facilities as are necessary to enable the committee to carry out its functions as directed by law, with such assistance as the Division of Audits and Oregon Department of Administrative Services can provide.

Approved by the Governor July 8, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 8, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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