Chapter 1008 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 2154

Relating to the financial administration of the Civil Rights Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 656.506 and 656.605, there is transferred and appropriated to the Civil Rights Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, the sum of $466,436 from the Workers' Benefit Fund. The moneys transferred shall be from employee and employer workers' compensation hourly assessments.

(2) The Civil Rights Division may use the moneys transferred to the Civil Rights Division from the Workers' Benefit Fund under subsection (1) of this section only to enforce the provisions of ORS 659.410, 659.412, 659.415, 659.417 and 659.420 subject to the following conditions:

(a) Annually, by fiscal year, the Civil Rights Division shall provide the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services information regarding the number and disposition of complaints filed by injured workers with the Civil Rights Division; and

(b) The moneys transferred are subject to any terms and conditions of an interagency agreement between the director and the Civil Rights Division to carry out the provisions of this section.

SECTION 2. This 1999 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 1999 Act takes effect July 1, 1999.

Approved by the Governor August 20, 1999

Filed in the office of the Secretary of State August 23, 1999

Effective date August 20, 1999

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