Bill Text: OR HB3055 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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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-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 2577

                         House Bill 3055

Sponsored by Representatives HUNT, KOMP; 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 as
introduced.

  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 from fund to state
agencies that revert amounts to General Fund. Specifies that
grants 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;
  amending ORS 293.146 and 293.190; and appropriating money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Following the end of each biennium, an
amount of moneys described in subsection (2) of this section that
would otherwise revert to the General Fund under ORS 293.190
shall be deposited in the State Agency Innovation Fund
established by section 2 of this 2011 Act.
  (2) The amount to be deposited in the State Agency Innovation
Fund is 10 percent of the total amount reverted to the General
Fund by those state agencies that revert a General Fund
appropriation balance equal to three percent or more of a General
Fund appropriation made to the agency for the biennium.
  (3) The State Agency Innovation Board may award grants from the
State Agency Innovation Fund established by section 2 of this
2011 Act to state agencies that revert a General Fund
appropriation balance equal to three percent or more of a General
Fund appropriation made to the agency for the biennium. Grants
may be awarded on a competitive basis for implementation of
agency process improvement or cost efficiency improvement
initiatives. In determining whether to award a grant, the board
may consider for each proposal the potential long-term benefits
of the proposal, improvements to agency service delivery, costs
savings and any other factors determined by the board.
  (4) State agencies that revert a General Fund appropriation
balance equal to three percent or more of a General Fund
appropriation made to the agency for the biennium may apply to
the board for a grant under this section. + }
  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. Moneys in the fund are continuously
appropriated to the State Agency Innovation Board for purposes of
making grants as described in section 1 of this 2011 Act. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) The State Agency Innovation Board is
established, consisting of nine members appointed by the
Governor.
  (2) The term of office of each member is four years, but a
member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the
expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a
successor. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a
vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to
become immediately effective for the unexpired term.
  (3) The appointment of the members of the State Agency
Innovation Board is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the
manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 and 171.565.
  (4) Members of the board are entitled to compensation and
expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + Notwithstanding the term of office specified by
section 3 of this 2011 Act, of the members first appointed to the
State Agency Innovation Board:
  (1) Two shall serve for terms ending December 31, 2013.
  (2) Two shall serve for terms ending December 31, 2014.
  (3) Two shall serve for terms ending December 31, 2015.
  (4) Three shall serve for terms ending December 31, 2016. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + (1) The State Agency Innovation Board shall
select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice
chairperson, for such terms and with duties and powers necessary
for the performance of the functions of such offices as the board
determines.
  (2) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum
for the transaction of business.
  (3) The board shall meet at a place, day and hour determined by
the board or at other times and places specified by the call of
the chairperson. + }
  SECTION 6.  { + In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS
chapter 183, the State Agency Innovation Board may adopt rules
necessary for the administration of sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of
this 2011 Act. + }
  SECTION 7. ORS 293.190 is amended to read:
  293.190. (1)  { + Except as provided in section 1 of this 2011
Act, + } 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.
  (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 8. 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 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.
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