Bill Text: OR HB3055 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to state agency innovation.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3055 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-HB3055-Engrossed.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 2577 A-Engrossed House Bill 3055 Ordered by the House May 3 Including House Amendments dated May 3 Sponsored by Representatives HUNT, KOMP, READ; Representative GELSER SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential features of the measure. Creates { - State Agency Innovation Board and - } State Agency Innovation Fund. Requires portion of unspent General Fund balances that otherwise revert to General Fund to be deposited in fund. { - Authorizes board to award grants - } { + Creates process by which Legislative Assembly appropriates moneys + } from fund to state agencies that revert amounts to General Fund. Specifies that { - grants - } { + appropriations + } are for purposes of improving agency processes. Appropriates moneys to board for purpose of making grants. A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to state agency innovation; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 293.146 and 293.190. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. { + (1) Following the end of each biennium, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount of moneys that would otherwise revert to the General Fund under ORS 293.190 shall be transferred to the State Agency Innovation Fund established by section 2 of this 2011 Act. (2) The Legislative Assembly may appropriate moneys from the State Agency Innovation Fund to state agencies that revert a General Fund appropriation balance under ORS 293.190 and that request an appropriation under this section. An appropriation made under this section to a state agency shall be in an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount the state agency reverted to the General Fund under ORS 293.190. The appropriation must be for purposes of agency process improvement or cost efficiency improvement initiatives. (3) State agencies that revert a General Fund appropriation balance under ORS 293.190 may request an appropriation be made to the agency from the State Agency Innovation Fund. The request must describe the agency process improvements or cost efficiency improvement initiatives proposed to be paid for with the appropriation, including but not limited to the potential long-term benefits of the proposal, improvements to agency service delivery, costs savings and any other factors the agency considers relevant. (4) An appropriation made under this section must be made for the same specific program area as the original appropriation from which the state agency reverted moneys to the General Fund under ORS 293.190. + } SECTION 2. { + The State Agency Innovation Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the State Agency Innovation Fund shall be credited to the fund. The Legislative Assembly may appropriate moneys from the fund for purposes described in section 1 of this 2011 Act. + } SECTION 3. ORS 293.190 is amended to read: 293.190. (1) On December 31 in each odd-numbered year, all General Fund appropriation balances as recorded on the records of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the prior biennium shall revert to the General Fund except for capital construction, continuing contracts, contested claims, special appropriations designated by legislative action { + , + } { - or - } savings continuously appropriated to agencies under ORS 291.120 { + or moneys transferred to the State Agency Innovation Fund under section 1 of this 2011 Act + }. (2) On December 31 in each odd-numbered year, all limitation balances on any separate fund or cash account in the State Treasury shall be canceled except for continuing contracts, contested claims or special limitations designated by legislative action. (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, under conditions which shall be described by the department by rule, upon request, an extension may be granted to allow an agency to make final analyses and corrections before an appropriation or limitation is canceled. The procedures for requesting an extension and the criteria for approving the request shall be established by the department. SECTION 4. ORS 293.146 is amended to read: 293.146. (1) As used in this section: (a) 'Ending balance' means the difference between the amount of General Fund revenues collected during a biennium and the amount of General Fund appropriations for the biennium. (b) 'General Fund appropriations' means the amount of moneys appropriated from the General Fund for a biennium in the legislatively approved budget for the biennium, minus the amount of any General Fund appropriation balances for that biennium that revert to the General Fund under ORS 293.190 { + or are transferred to the State Agency Innovation Fund under section 1 of this 2011 Act + }. (c) 'Legislatively approved budget' has the meaning given that term in ORS 291.002. (2) Except as provided in ORS 293.148, as soon as possible after the ending balance for a biennium is determined, an amount equal to one percent of the amount of General Fund appropriations for that biennium shall be transferred to the Oregon Rainy Day Fund established by ORS 293.144. If the ending balance does not equal or exceed one percent of the amount of General Fund appropriations, an amount equal to the ending balance shall be transferred to the Oregon Rainy Day Fund. SECTION 5. ORS 293.190, as amended by section 3 of this 2011 Act, is amended to read: 293.190. (1) On December 31 in each odd-numbered year, all General Fund appropriation balances as recorded on the records of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the prior biennium shall revert to the General Fund except for capital construction, continuing contracts, contested claims, special appropriations designated by legislative action { - , - } { + or + } savings continuously appropriated to agencies under ORS 291.120 { - or moneys transferred to the State Agency Innovation Fund under section 1 of this 2011 Act - } . (2) On December 31 in each odd-numbered year, all limitation balances on any separate fund or cash account in the State Treasury shall be canceled except for continuing contracts, contested claims or special limitations designated by legislative action. (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, under conditions which shall be described by the department by rule, upon request, an extension may be granted to allow an agency to make final analyses and corrections before an appropriation or limitation is canceled. The procedures for requesting an extension and the criteria for approving the request shall be established by the department. SECTION 6. { + The amendments to ORS 293.190 by section 5 of this 2011 Act become operative January 2, 2016. + } SECTION 7. ORS 293.146, as amended by section 4 of this 2011 Act, is amended to read: 293.146. (1) As used in this section: (a) 'Ending balance' means the difference between the amount of General Fund revenues collected during a biennium and the amount of General Fund appropriations for the biennium. (b) 'General Fund appropriations' means the amount of moneys appropriated from the General Fund for a biennium in the legislatively approved budget for the biennium, minus the amount of any General Fund appropriation balances for that biennium that revert to the General Fund under ORS 293.190 { - or are transferred to the State Agency Innovation Fund under section 1 of this 2011 Act - } . (c) 'Legislatively approved budget' has the meaning given that term in ORS 291.002. (2) Except as provided in ORS 293.148, as soon as possible after the ending balance for a biennium is determined, an amount equal to one percent of the amount of General Fund appropriations for that biennium shall be transferred to the Oregon Rainy Day Fund established by ORS 293.144. If the ending balance does not equal or exceed one percent of the amount of General Fund appropriations, an amount equal to the ending balance shall be transferred to the Oregon Rainy Day Fund. SECTION 8. { + The amendments to ORS 293.146 by section 7 of this 2011 Act become operative January 2, 2016. + } SECTION 9. { + Sections 1 and 2 of this 2011 Act and the amendments to ORS 293.146 and 293.190 by sections 3 and 4 of this 2011 Act apply to biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2011. + } SECTION 10. { + (1) Sections 1 and 2 of this 2011 Act are repealed on January 2, 2016. (2) Any moneys in the State Agency Innovation Fund that are unexpended and unobligated on January 2, 2016, shall revert to the General Fund and be available for general governmental purposes. + } ----------