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OR Rev Stat § 173.820 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.820 - Duties and powers.

(1) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Legislative Revenue Officer shall: (a) Upon written request of a member of the Legislative Assembly or any committee thereof, prepare or assist in the preparation of studies and reports and provide information and research assistance on matters relating to taxation and to the revenue of this state and to any other relevant matters. (b) Ascertain facts concerning revenues and make estimates concerning state revenues. (c) Ascertain facts and make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly concerning the Governor’s tax expenditure report. (d) Prepare analyses of and recommendations on the fiscal impact of all revenue measures reported out of committees of the Legislative Assembly and of all other measures reported out of committees of the Legislative Assembly that affect the revenue of this state. (e) Perform such duties as may be directed by joint or concurrent resolution of the Legislative Assembly. (f) Adopt rules relating to the submission, processing and priorities of requests. Rules adopted under this paragraph shall be in conformance with any applicable rule of the House of Representatives or the Senate. Requests made by joint or concurrent resolution of the Legislative Assembly shall be given priority over other requests received or initiated by the Legislative Revenue Officer. Rules adopted under this paragraph shall be reviewed and approved by the appointing authority prior to their adoption. (g) Seek the advice and assistance of political subdivisions of this state, governmental agencies and any interested persons, associations or organizations in the performance of the duties of the Legislative Revenue Officer. (h) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law. (2) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Legislative Revenue Officer may enter into contracts to carry out the functions of the Legislative Revenue Officer. [1975 c.789 §3; 1995 c.746 §72; 1999 c.207 §4; 2001 c.158 §4; 2007 c.828 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 173.830 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.830 - Authority to accept and expend funds; disposition of moneys received.

(1) The Legislative Revenue Officer may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse and expend federal moneys and other moneys, public or private, for the accomplishment of the purposes of ORS 173.800 to 173.850. (2) All federal moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and transferred or expended by the Legislative Revenue Officer upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the United States. (3) All other moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and transferred or expended by the Legislative Revenue Officer upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by law. (4) All moneys received by the Legislative Revenue Officer pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and, unless otherwise prescribed by the authority from which such moneys were received, shall be kept in separate funds designated according to the purposes for which the moneys were made available, and held by the state in trust for such purposes. All such moneys are continuously appropriated to the Legislative Revenue Officer for the purposes for which they were made available, to be disbursed or expended in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which they were made available. [1975 c.789 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 173.840 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.840 - Designation as applicant for certain federal programs.

The Legislative Revenue Officer is designated as the eligible applicant for the State of Oregon for the purposes of section 842 of the Education Amendments of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-380). [1975 c.789 §4a]
OR Rev Stat § 173.850 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.850 - Department of Revenue to provide assistance; status of reports and information.

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, when requested to do so, the Department of Revenue shall: (a) Advise and assist the Legislative Revenue Officer, staff and employees with respect to the duties imposed upon the Legislative Revenue Officer by ORS 173.800 to 173.850 or any resolution of the Legislative Assembly; (b) Disclose and give access to the Legislative Revenue Officer, staff and employees of the Legislative Revenue Officer, to tax and revenue information, including the information described in ORS 308.290 and 314.835, and other information the Legislative Revenue Officer considers necessary and appropriate to the efficient performance of duties under ORS 173.800 to 173.850 or any resolution of the Legislative Assembly; and (c) Assist in the compilation, assimilation and integration of such information. (2)(a) The department shall disclose and give access to the Legislative Revenue Officer or any authorized representatives to the information described in ORS 314.835 only if the request for the information is made in writing, specifies the purposes for which the request is made or information required and is signed by the Legislative Revenue Officer or an authorized representative. The form for request for information made under this paragraph shall be prescribed by the Legislative Revenue Officer and approved by the Director of the Department of Revenue. (b) The department shall keep on file the request for information made pursuant to this subsection. The requests constitute a public record within the meaning of ORS 192.311 to 192.478. ORS 314.835 and 314.840 (3) relating to the confidentiality of tax information apply to the Legislative Revenue Officer, authorized representatives, staff and employees of the Legislative Revenue Officer. (c) As used in this subsection, "authorized representative" means a person who, after consultation with the Director of the Department of Revenue, the Legislative Revenue Officer has certified as an authorized representative. A copy of the certificate shall be filed with the department. (3) Reports, estimates and analyses of the Legislative Revenue Officer based upon the information described in ORS 308.290 and 314.835 obtained under this section shall be classified in such a manner as to prevent the identification of particular reports and returns and the items thereof. [1975 c.789 §5; 1985 c.565 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 173.855 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.855 - Maintaining confidentiality of draft measures.

The Legislative Revenue Officer or any employee of the Legislative Revenue Officer may not reveal to any person not an employee of the Legislative Revenue Officer the contents or nature of any confidential draft measure provided to the Legislative Revenue Officer by the Legislative Counsel. [2001 c.45 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 173.903 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.903 - Joint Committee on Conduct continuing existence; quorum; voting.

(1) The Joint Committee on Conduct has a continuing existence and may meet, act and conduct its business during the sessions of the Legislative Assembly or any recess thereof, and in the interim period between sessions, but the committee has no authority to affect the rules of either legislative chamber. (2) The committee may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quorum consists of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate. (3) Action by the committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate. [2019 c.604 §2] Note: Section 4, chapter 604, Oregon Laws 2019, provides: Sec. 4. Selection of acting Legislative Equity Officer. Notwithstanding sections 1 [173.900] and 2 [173.903] of this 2019 Act, if the 2019 regular session of the Eightieth Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die before the Legislative Equity Officer has been appointed by the Legislative Assembly, the Joint Committee on Conduct may select an acting equity officer for the vacant position. The acting equity officer selected by the committee serves at the committee’s pleasure until a Legislative Equity Officer is appointed under section 1 of this 2019 Act. [2019 c.604 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 173.906 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.906 - Legislative Equity Officer vacancy.

Notwithstanding ORS 173.900 and 173.903, if a vacancy occurs in the position of the Legislative Equity Officer before the expiration of the term of the officer, the Joint Committee on Conduct may select an acting replacement for the vacated officer. The acting equity officer selected by the committee serves at the committee’s pleasure until a Legislative Equity Officer is appointed under ORS 173.900. [2019 c.604 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 173.909 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.909 - Duties and powers of Legislative Equity Officer.

(1) The Legislative Equity Officer shall: (a) Prepare and present an annual report to the Joint Committee on Conduct. The annual report shall include: (A) A description of the activities of the officer since the last report; (B) A detailed description of the training curricula and subjects addressed in the training described in ORS 173.915; (C) Statistics that list the number of confidential disclosures, conduct reports and conduct complaints made under any applicable rule, policy or law addressing harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the legislative branch and the number of investigations conducted, except that statistics reported under this subparagraph may not disclose any characteristics that would permit confidential identities to be determined or inferred; (D) The results, or a summary of the results, of the most recent culture and climate survey undertaken by the officer under ORS 173.921; and (E) Any other information required by the committee. (b) Establish and maintain a Capitol Leadership Team to perform the duties described in ORS 173.927. (2) The Legislative Equity Officer may employ and fix the compensation of such professional assistants and other employees as the officer deems necessary for the work under the officer’s charge. (3) The Legislative Equity Officer may enter into contracts to carry out the functions of the Legislative Equity Office. [2019 c.604 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 173.912 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.912 - Contracting for independent investigator; investigator duties.

(1) Under the direction of the Joint Committee on Conduct, the Legislative Equity Officer shall contract with one or more individuals who are unaffiliated with the legislative branch and who meet the standards and criteria established by the committee for performing services for the legislative branch as an independent investigator. An independent investigator shall: (a) Receive complaints and reports alleging harassment or other conduct that is asserted to violate standards of harassment, discrimination or retaliation prescribed by legislative branch personnel rules; (b) Conduct investigations, determine facts, write investigative reports and report outcomes of investigations to appointing authorities or other persons or entities identified in legislative branch personnel rules or chamber rules as recipients of independent investigator reports; and (c) Make recommendations regarding interim safety measures to appointing authorities or other persons or entities identified in legislative branch personnel rules or chamber rules as recipients of independent investigator recommendations on interim safety measures. (2) An independent investigator may not have access to confidential files and records of the Legislative Equity Officer. [2019 c.604 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 173.918 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.918 - Adopting policies for lobbyist respectful workplace training.

The Joint Committee on Conduct established under ORS 173.900 may adopt policies that establish content and duration requirements for training sessions described in ORS 171.742. [2019 c.604 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 173.921 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.921 - Culture and climate surveys.

(1) The Legislative Equity Officer shall regularly conduct culture and climate surveys of legislators, legislative staff, lobbyists and others who regularly interact with the legislative branch to ascertain the alignment between stated legislative branch policies and goals relating to workplace culture and standards of behavior, and actual beliefs and experiences of those who work in the legislative branch or regularly interact with the legislative branch. The officer shall make the results of culture and climate surveys publicly available. (2) If a diversity, equity and inclusion committee composed of members of the Legislative Assembly and partisan and nonpartisan staff of the legislative branch exists at the time of consultation, the Legislative Equity Officer shall consult with the committee on culture and climate surveys, training, building policies and practices that may affect legislative branch employees. (3) The Legislative Equity Officer may contract with other persons or entities with experience conducting culture and climate surveys to conduct the surveys described in subsection (1) of this section. (4) The Legislative Equity Officer may collaborate with the Legislative Administrator to provide training, coaching and the production of materials intended to improve State Capitol culture and on matters other than workplace harassment. [2019 c.604 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 173.924 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.924 - Reporting harassment to Legislative Equity Officer.

(1) The Legislative Equity Officer shall be available to receive information from any individual about harassing behavior occurring in the State Capitol or involving legislators, legislative staff, lobbyists or others who are present in the State Capitol or who engage with legislators, legislative staff or lobbyists, whether in the State Capitol or elsewhere. (2) The Legislative Equity Officer shall provide confidential process counseling to individuals who believe they have experienced or observed harassment, including but not limited to: (a) Providing information on legislative branch personnel rules, policies and reporting processes; and (b) Providing information on the extent to which information may be kept confidential or may be subject to disclosure. (3) If the Legislative Equity Officer receives information concerning conduct that is inconsistent with a respectful workplace policy adopted by the Joint Committee on Conduct but that does not rise to the level of creating a hostile work environment or violating public accommodation law, the officer shall refer the reporter to the Legislative Administrator. (4) The Legislative Equity Officer may not engage in any investigation following a report or complaint alleging harassment or following any consultation described in subsection (1) or (2) of this section. (5) The Legislative Equity Officer may not share any information acquired during a disclosure or consultation made confidential by legislative rule with an independent investigator performing services under ORS 173.912, except that nonpersonally identifiable information may be disclosed to facilitate the taking of any action that is consistent with legislative rules and with the principles of the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution. [2019 c.604 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 173.927 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.927 - Establishing and maintaining Capitol Leadership Team; team duties.

(1) The Legislative Equity Officer shall establish and maintain a Capitol Leadership Team, consisting of legislators, legislative staff, lobbyists, executive and judicial branch staff who regularly interact with the legislative branch, employees of contractors who regularly interact with the legislative branch, and interested members of the public, who have an interest in promoting a productive and inclusive environment in the State Capitol and at functions and events outside of the State Capitol at which legislators, staff, lobbyists and others interact. The officer shall give preference to interested individuals who wish to serve on the team and who also have had experience working on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Capitol Leadership Team members who are legislators or partisan legislative staff shall be composed equally of those affiliated with the majority party and the minority party, so that there are equal numbers of legislators from the majority party and from the minority party and equal numbers of partisan staff team members from the majority party and from the minority party. (2) The Legislative Administrator shall provide members of the Capitol Leadership Team with advanced respectful workplace training, with an emphasis on implementing cultural change in the workplace. (3) Capitol Leadership Team members shall serve as mentors and informal resources of information for others who are interested in promoting a more respectful workplace or who are facing challenges in the workplace. (4) The Capitol Leadership Team shall identify additional services or additional training needs and shall report those identified additional services or training needs to the Legislative Equity Officer and to the Joint Committee on Conduct. [2019 c.604 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 173.930 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.930 - Contracting for offsite process counselor.

(1) At the direction of the Joint Committee on Conduct, the Legislative Equity Officer shall contract with one or more offsite process counselors to perform the duties described in ORS 173.933 or such other duties as are assigned by legislative rule or by the committee. (2) The committee shall establish minimum qualifications for an offsite process counselor and may establish other criteria for the selection of an offsite process counselor, including criteria by which a request for proposals may be evaluated or by which external experts may be invited to advise the committee on the selection of an offsite process counselor. [2019 c.604 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 173.933 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.933 - Offsite process counselor duties.

(1) An offsite process counselor under contract with the Legislative Equity Officer under ORS 173.930 shall be available to receive information from any individual about harassing behavior occurring in the State Capitol or involving legislators, legislative staff, lobbyists or others who are present in the State Capitol or who engage with legislators, legislative staff or lobbyists, whether in the State Capitol or elsewhere. (2) The offsite process counselor shall provide confidential process counseling to individuals who believe they have experienced or observed harassment, including but not limited to: (a) Providing information on legislative branch personnel rules, policies and reporting processes; and (b) Providing information on the extent to which information may be kept confidential or may be subject to disclosure. (3) The offsite process counselor may not engage in any investigation following a report or complaint alleging harassment or following any consultation described in subsection (1) or (2) of this section. (4) The offsite process counselor may not share any information acquired during a consultation described in subsection (1) or (2) of this section with the independent investigator performing services under ORS 173.912 and legislative branch personnel rules, except that nonpersonally identifiable information may be disclosed to facilitate the taking of any action that is consistent with legislative rules and with the principles of the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution. (5) Upon request of a person making a disclosure, report or complaint to the Legislative Equity Officer, the offsite process counselor may be present when the disclosure, report or complaint is made. [2019 c.604 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 173.936 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies|Section 173.936 - Exemption from public record disclosure; exceptions to exemption.

Records and information of the Legislative Equity Officer appointed in ORS 173.900 that relate to disclosures, reports or other allegations made to the equity officer or that relate to investigations, reports or counseling undertaken by the equity officer or by an independent investigator or offsite process counselor at the request or direction of the equity officer are exempt from required disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478, except that: (1) A conduct complaint made under legislative branch personnel rules is disclosable when requested; (2) Records relating to an investigation of a member of the Legislative Assembly following a conduct complaint being made concerning the member are subject to disclosure after the fact-finding investigation has concluded, even if a legislative committee has not yet met or deliberated on the investigation’s findings; and (3) Records relating to an investigation of allegations of conduct prohibited by legislative branch personnel rules and not described in subsection (1) or (2) of this section are subject to disclosure upon a determination being made that the person who was the subject of the investigation is subject to remedial measures or discipline. [2019 c.604 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 174.010 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 174 - Construction of Statutes; General Definitions|Section 174.010 - General rule for construction of statutes.

In the construction of a statute, the office of the judge is simply to ascertain and declare what is, in terms or in substance, contained therein, not to insert what has been omitted, or to omit what has been inserted; and where there are several provisions or particulars such construction is, if possible, to be adopted as will give effect to all.