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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 276A - Information Technology › Section 276A.512 - Oregon Geographic Information Council Fund; records and reports.

(1) The Oregon Geographic Information Council Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys that the State Chief Information Officer collects or receives for the purposes set forth in ORS 276A.500 to 276A.515 must be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Oregon Geographic Information Council Fund. Moneys in the fund may be invested in the same manner as other state moneys and the earnings of any investments must be credited to the fund.
(2) The State Chief Information Officer shall keep a record of all moneys deposited into the fund that indicates, by separate account, the source from which the moneys are derived, the interest earned and the activity or program against which any withdrawal is charged.
(3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Chief Information Officer for:
(a) Developing, acquiring and maintaining geospatial framework data and activities related to sharing geospatial framework data among public bodies; and
(b) Paying the costs associated with the Oregon Geographic Information Council.
(4) The State Chief Information Officer may accept gifts, grants, donations and contributions from the federal government or agencies of the federal government or from any other public or private source and may agree to any conditions placed on the gift, grant, donation or contribution that is in accordance with applicable law and ORS 276A.500 to 276A.515.
(5) The State Chief Information Officer and the Oregon Geographic Information Council shall submit to the Legislative Assembly and the Governor by December 31 of each even-numbered year a report that summarizes the balance in the fund, lists the deposits into and expenditures from the fund and provides such other details as are necessary to enable the Legislative Assembly and the Governor to understand the operations of the fund. [2017 c.166 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 276A - Information Technology › Section 276A.515 - State geographic information officer; qualifications; duties.

(1) The State Chief Information Officer shall establish and appoint an individual as a state geographic information officer to fill a full-time equivalent position that manages and oversees the daily operations of the office of Enterprise Information Services that concern or are related to geographic information and geospatial framework data.
(2) The individual that the State Chief Information Officer appoints under subsection (1) of this section must be, by training and experience, well qualified for and capable of performing the following duties:
(a) Serving as the State Chief Information Officer’s principal advisor concerning geographic information systems, geospatial framework data and other programs and issues that concern geographic information;
(b) Communicating and coordinating with tribal, regional and local governments in this state, state agencies, the federal government and other public bodies on issues that concern geospatial framework data and sharing geospatial framework data;
(c) Serving as the State Chief Information Officer’s representative on the Oregon Geographic Information Council;
(d) Taking a leading role in coordinating the council’s development and maintenance of the strategic plan described in ORS 276A.506 (1)(b), in overseeing the implementation of the plan and in conducting the council’s activities, as described in ORS 276A.503 and 276A.506;
(e) Taking responsibility for and directing the efforts described in ORS 276A.509 (4);
(f) Coordinating with the Federal Geographic Data Committee, the United States Geological Survey and other federal agencies in developing geospatial framework data in this state;
(g) Serving as the State Chief Information Officer’s liaison for existing or proposed federal programs that relate to creating or maintaining geospatial framework data in this state;
(h) Representing the state on the National States Geographic Information Council and in local, regional and national programs and efforts that are related to geographic information systems and managing geographic information;
(i) Overseeing compliance with rules adopted and policies, standards and plans established by the State Chief Information Officer or the Oregon Geographic Information Council with respect to geographic framework data and geographic information systems;
(j) Consulting and collaborating with, supporting and providing services to public bodies and other stakeholders on projects that are related to geospatial framework data or other geographic information;
(k) Leading development and deployment for, and overseeing the continuing operation, maintenance, support and enhancement of, the geospatial data library described in ORS 276A.506 (2)(c) on behalf of public bodies in this state; and
(L) Performing other duties that the State Chief Information Officer specifies. [2017 c.166 §6; 2021 c.17 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 276A - Information Technology › Section 276A.550 - Definitions.

As used in this section and ORS 276A.555, 276A.560 and 276A.575:
(1) "Education service district" means a district created under ORS 334.010 that provides regional educational services to component school districts.
(2) "Library" means a public agency that provides free and equal access to library and information services that are suitable for persons of all ages.
(3) "Local government" means a city or county.
(4) "Public body" has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109.
(5) "Regional government" means:
(a) A metropolitan service district formed under ORS chapter 268.
(b) An intergovernmental entity created by an intergovernmental agreement under ORS 190.010.
(6) "School district" has the meaning given that term in ORS 330.003.
(7) "Special district" means a district as defined in ORS 198.010. [2023 c.489 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 276A - Information Technology › Section 276A.565 - Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Operating Fund; biennial report.

(1) The Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Operating Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Operating Fund must be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund shall consist of:
(a) Amounts donated to the fund;
(b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; and
(c) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.
(3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence for the purposes of carrying out the functions and operations of the center.
(4) The center shall submit to the Governor and to the appropriate committees of the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided under ORS 192.245, a biennial report that summarizes the balance of the fund, lists the deposits into and expenditures from the fund and provides such other details as necessary regarding the operation of the fund. [2023 c.489 §8]
Note:
Sections 11 and 12, chapter 489, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:
Sec. 11.
The biennial reports described in sections 8 [276A.565], 9 [276A.570] and 10 [276A.575] of this 2023 Act are first due no later than December 31, 2025. [2023 c.489 §11]
Sec. 12.
Section 11 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2026. [2023 c.489 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 276A - Information Technology › Section 276A.570 - Oregon Cybersecurity Workforce Development Fund; biennial report.

(1) The Oregon Cybersecurity Workforce Development Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Cybersecurity Workforce Development Fund must be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund shall consist of:
(a) Amounts donated to the fund;
(b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; and
(c) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.
(3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence for the purposes of making targeted investments in workforce development programs designed to accelerate the growth, qualifications and availability of Oregon’s cybersecurity workforce.
(4) The center shall submit to the Governor and to the appropriate committees of the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided under ORS 192.245, a biennial report that summarizes the balance of the fund, lists the deposits into and expenditures from the fund and provides such other details as necessary regarding the operation of the fund. [2023 c.489 §9]
Note:
See note under 276A.565.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 276A - Information Technology › Section 276A.575 - Oregon Cybersecurity Grant Program Fund; standards and requirements; biennial report.

(1) The Oregon Cybersecurity Grant Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Cybersecurity Grant Program Fund must be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund shall consist of:
(a) Amounts donated to the fund;
(b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; and
(c) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.
(3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence for the purposes of providing:
(a) Cybersecurity assessment, scanning and analysis, monitoring, incident response and technical assistance and other cybersecurity-related goods and services to Oregon public bodies on a competitive basis with specific emphasis on serving the unmet needs of local governments, regional governments, special districts, education service districts, school districts and libraries.
(b) Matching funds for federal moneys related to cybersecurity received by public bodies.
(4) The center shall adopt standards, objectives, criteria and eligibility requirements for the use of moneys distributed from the fund. In developing criteria and eligibility standards, the center shall take into consideration any requirements of federal programs awarding moneys related to cybersecurity.
(5) The center shall submit to the Governor and to the appropriate committees of the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided under ORS 192.245, a biennial report that summarizes the balance of the fund, lists the deposits into and expenditures from the fund and provides such other details as necessary regarding the operation of the fund. [2023 c.489 §10]
Note:
See note under 276A.565.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.011 - State agencies to supply information on property; appraised value determined.

At times determined by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, each state agency shall supply such information regarding its property, personal and real, and its personnel, budget and activities as the department shall require for risk control, insurance and claims purposes. The appraised value of the property shall be established by the department on the basis of present day replacement costs excluding the value of land. [1953 c.581 §9; 1957 c.385 §1; 1961 c.448 §3; 1965 c.140 §1; 1969 c.670 §5; 1981 c.109 §7; 1991 c.566 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.022 - Coverage of vessels.

In addition to any other coverage under this chapter, if a vessel which is the personal property of an agency or if property on any other vessel is damaged or destroyed as a direct result of collision with another vessel, striking any object, whether submerged or not, sinking, grounding, stranding, or other perils of the sea, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall pay the cost of restoring the vessel or property out of the Insurance Fund in an amount not to exceed the appraised value established pursuant to this chapter. If an agency’s vessel becomes disabled at sea for any reason, the department shall reimburse the agency from the Insurance Fund for the cost of towing the vessel to the nearest port where repairs can be accomplished. [1961 c.448 §11; 1965 c.140 §2; 1969 c.670 §6; 1975 c.609 §22; 1982 s.s.1 c.28 §2; 1985 c.731 §9; 1991 c.566 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.050 - Restoring lost, damaged or destroyed property; exceptions; use of fund for other purposes; deductibles.

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, if any property designated in ORS 278.011 is lost, damaged or destroyed by any peril, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may elect to cover by rule or policy, but excluding any loss from mysterious disappearance, lack of maintenance or inherent vice, the department shall pay the cost of restoring the property out of the Insurance Fund in an amount not to exceed the appraised value established pursuant to ORS 278.011.
(2) Any amounts received by an agency from the Insurance Fund may be applied for purposes other than the restoration of the property destroyed provided such use is approved by the department, the Legislative Administration Committee or the State Court Administrator, as appropriate, and further, in the event the amount received from the Insurance Fund exceeds $50,000, approval must also be received from the Legislative Assembly if in session, or the Emergency Board if during the interim. If the restoration of any property designated in ORS 278.011 that is lost, damaged, or destroyed by any covered peril is not required, the cost of razing the property may be paid out of the Insurance Fund. Any amounts approved on claims for use in rebuilding or replacing real or personal property may be transferred to other agencies if approved by the department, the Legislative Administrator or the State Court Administrator, as appropriate. However, in the event that the amount exceeds $50,000, approval must also be secured from the Legislative Assembly if in session, or the Emergency Board if during the interim.
(3) The department may establish deductibles for certain perils or classes of property covered by the Insurance Fund. Payments from the fund to cover loss, damage or destruction shall be reduced by the deductible amount adopted by the department.
(4) The department shall draw warrants on the State Treasurer payable from the Insurance Fund for all claims required in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. [Amended by 1953 c.581 §11; 1957 c.385 §2; 1961 c.448 §9; 1965 c.140 §3; 1969 c.670 §9; 1981 c.109 §10; 1985 c.731 §10; 1991 c.566 §3; 1993 c.500 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.052 - Right of action against person responsible for loss; investigations.

(1) If a payment is made out of the Insurance Fund to or for a state agency for any loss covered by the Insurance Fund, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services is subrogated, to the extent of the payment, to the rights of the state agency against any person or other entity legally responsible in damages for the loss. The department may commence an appropriate action in any court, in the name of the state, to enforce the rights. Any amounts recovered as a result of the proceeding shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Insurance Fund.
(2) The department may conduct an investigation of a loss to determine whether legal action should be commenced. The department may administer oaths and examine witnesses in connection with its investigation. The State Fire Marshal and the Department of State Police and all state agencies covered under this chapter shall cooperate with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in the investigation. [1961 c.448 §12; 1985 c.731 §11; 1991 c.566 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.075 - State agencies to supply information on media property; scope of coverage.

(1) At times determined by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, each state agency owning, leasing, controlling or possessing media shall supply such information as the department may require regarding the agency’s media. The appraised value of the media shall be established on the basis of present-day replacement costs or restoration to operational condition.
(2) If any media designated in subsection (1) of this section is damaged or destroyed by any covered peril, the department shall pay all extraordinary expenses related to replacement or re-creation of new or backup media out of the Insurance Fund in an amount not to exceed the appraised value established pursuant to this chapter. Such costs may include reproduction of media, temporary service and equipment rental costs, reinstallation, shipping and other related costs.
(3) Media coverage by the Insurance Fund does not include any loss of moneys because of the lack of any revenue producing function connected with the operation, nor does it cover any other costs of business interruption outside the direct expenses as outlined in subsection (2) of this section. [1981 c.109 §23; 1985 c.731 §12; 1991 c.566 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.125 - Purchase of insurance; payment of premium; legislative approval of self-insurance plan.

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services is authorized to negotiate for and purchase such insurance as the department deems necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and ORS 30.260 to 30.300 and 278.322, or such other insurance or reinsurance as may be desirable to insure the state, participating local public bodies or their officers, employees or agents against liability.
(2) The premium for the insurance shall be paid from the Insurance Fund as either an administrative expense or charged to the benefiting state agency, agencies or participating local public bodies.
(3) The department may not implement any plan of self-insurance insuring any part of the liability of the state or its officers, employees or agents under ORS 30.260 to 30.300 until after the plan has been submitted to and approved by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means of the Legislative Assembly. [1975 c.609 §7; 1981 c.109 §17; 1985 c.731 §15; 2012 c.107 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.130 - Employment of staff assistance; payment for services by Attorney General.

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may employ such professional services and other personnel deemed necessary, other than defense counsel, to carry out the administration of this chapter and ORS 30.260 to 30.290 and 278.322. The Attorney General may employ defense counsel and shall charge the department for the cost of the services of the defense counsel and the Attorney General required under these statutes, and such costs and the costs incurred by the department in the administration of these statutes shall be paid out of the Insurance Fund. [1975 c.609 §8; 1981 c.109 §18; 1985 c.731 §16; 1993 c.500 §27]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.150 - Special Liability Revolving Fund; accounting for moneys disbursed.

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may draw a warrant on the State Treasury for the sum of $75,000 payable out of the Insurance Fund. The amount drawn shall be credited to a Special Liability Revolving Fund which shall be carried with the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, and shall be used by the department when it is necessary or desirable to make immediate payments on liability claims. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) The department shall file at least once each month a verified voucher covering current disbursements from the Special Liability Revolving Fund. The voucher shall be accompanied by an itemized statement showing the names of the persons, firms or corporations to whom and the purposes for which the disbursements were made.
(3) Upon receipt of the voucher, the department shall draw a warrant on the State Treasury in favor of the department payable out of the Insurance Fund. The amount drawn shall be deposited in the Special Liability Revolving Fund and shall be for a sum sufficient only to replenish the Special Liability Revolving Fund. [1981 c.109 §20; 1985 c.731 §17; 1989 c.966 §12; 1993 c.500 §28]
Note:
278.150 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 278 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.200 - "Motor vehicle" defined for ORS 278.205 and 278.322.

As used in ORS 278.205 and 278.322, "motor vehicles" includes commercial buses, as defined in ORS 801.200. [1979 c.842 §5; 1983 c.338 §905; 1985 c.16 §454; 1987 c.158 §37]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.205 - Certificates of insurance; coverage; personal injury protection benefits; rules.

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may issue a certificate of motor vehicle liability insurance and make assessments therefor.
(2) When issued on vehicles owned by local public bodies, such insurance shall also include uninsured motorist coverage and may include personal injury protection benefits and shall provide at least the minimum coverages and amounts set forth in ORS 742.500 to 742.542. However, at the request of a local public body, the department may provide uninsured motorist coverage or personal injury protection benefits for the motor vehicles owned by the local public body in amounts greater than those required under ORS 742.500 to 742.542.
(3) When issued on state-owned vehicles furnished for public use including, but not limited to, use authorized under ORS 276.598, such insurance shall include uninsured motorist coverage and personal injury protection benefits and shall provide at least the minimum coverages and amounts set forth in ORS 742.500 to 742.542.
(4) The department by rule may provide personal injury protection benefits in excess of those specified in this section. [1979 c.842 §2; 1981 c.490 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.210 - State has rights and duties of insurer.

The state shall have all of the rights and obligations of an insurer provided in ORS 742.500 to 742.542 and 742.560 to 742.572 as to any certificate issued pursuant to ORS 278.205. [1979 c.842 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.215 - Uninsured motorist coverage requirements.

(1) Any insurance or self-insurance provided by moneys from the Insurance Fund for or on account of the operation of motor vehicles within the state’s or public body’s control, shall provide the uninsured motorist coverage required under ORS 742.500 to 742.504 and, except as specified in ORS 278.205, may provide the personal injury protection benefits required under ORS 742.518 to 742.542.
(2) Any local public body, as defined in ORS 30.260, which establishes a self-insurance program under ORS 30.282 for or on account of the operation of motor vehicles within the local public body’s control, shall provide the uninsured motorist coverage required under ORS 742.500 to 742.504 and may provide the personal injury protection benefits required under ORS 742.518 to 742.542.
(3) The uninsured motorist coverage provided under this section shall be excess over any other collateral benefits to which an injured person is entitled, including, but not limited to, other uninsured motorist coverage, insurance benefits, governmental benefits or gratuitous benefits. [1979 c.842 §4; 1981 c.490 §3; 1985 c.731 §19; 2005 c.175 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.315 - Liability insurance for county or private community care providers.

(1) The Oregon Health Authority may provide tort liability coverage through the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to any county or private community care provider that has contracted with the authority to provide supervision, care, treatment or training of persons under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board under ORS 161.315 to 161.351. Counties or private community care providers, and the officers and employees of those counties and providers acting within the scope of their employment, may be covered to the extent that any tort claim arises out of the provision of supervision, care, treatment or training of persons pursuant to the terms of the contract. Tort liability coverage under this section must be in writing, and may be part of the contract between the authority and the county or private community care provider. The coverage provided under this section shall be self-insurance by the State of Oregon to the limits contained in ORS 30.260 to 30.300.
(2) Counties or private community care providers that have contracted with the authority to provide supervision, care, treatment or training of persons under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board under ORS 161.315 to 161.351, and the officers and employees of those counties and providers, are not agents of the authority for the purposes of ORS 30.260 to 30.300. [1993 c.43 §1; 2009 c.595 §197; 2011 c.708 §27; 2017 c.442 §26]
Note:
278.315 and 278.320 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 278 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.320 - Application of government tort law to claims against private community care providers; liability for damages in excess of coverage.

ORS 30.260 to 30.300 do not apply to claims against private community care providers by reason of the provision of tort liability coverage to those providers pursuant to ORS 278.315. Private community care providers provided tort liability coverage under ORS 278.315 remain liable for any damages in excess of the coverage provided under ORS 278.315. [1993 c.43 §3]
Note:
See note under 278.315.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.322 - Child care facility liability insurance coverage.

(1) The following child care facilities may obtain insurance in the same manner as a local public body may obtain insurance under ORS 30.282:
(a) A child-caring agency as defined in ORS 418.205 if the agency:
(A) Is run by a private, nonprofit agency;
(B) Is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the Department of Human Services; and
(C) Provides residential or psychiatric intensive day treatment services for children who have been placed in the care and custody of the state; or
(b) A child care facility as defined in ORS 329A.250.
(2) The insurance obtained under subsection (1) of this section may not cover theft or bodily injury and property damage arising out of operation of a motor vehicle by a child resident of the facility or agency. [Formerly 30.880; 2005 c.798 §1; 2016 c.106 §44]
Note:
278.322 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 278 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.405 - Department to manage risk management and insurance programs; rules.

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall direct and manage all risk management and insurance programs of state government except for employee benefit insurance programs as otherwise provided in ORS chapter 243. Authority granted the department in this section includes but is not limited to the following authority:
(1) To provide all insurance coverages including coverage of related legal expenses required by law, requisitioned by individual agencies, or which the department determines necessary or desirable for the efficient operation of state government, including but not limited to casualty insurance, property insurance, workers’ compensation insurance and surety insurance.
(2) To purchase insurance policies, develop and administer self-insurance programs, or any combinations thereof, as may be in the best interest of the state in carrying out the authorities granted in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) To consolidate and combine state insurance coverages.
(4) To purchase such risk management, actuarial and other professional services as may be required.
(5) To provide technical services in risk management and insurance to state agencies.
(6) To adopt rules and policies governing the administration of the state’s insurance and risk management activities and to carry into full force and effect the provisions of this chapter, ORS 30.260 to 30.290, 278.322 and 655.505 to 655.555. The department, by rule or policy, may determine the Insurance Fund’s contribution to the cost of defense, settlements and judgments in actions or proceedings. The department may condition payment of all or part of any loss covered by the Insurance Fund on compliance with the rules and policies adopted under this chapter. [1985 c.731 §2; 1991 c.566 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.415 - Department authorization of agency insurance purchases; exceptions.

(1) A state agency may not purchase insurance except as authorized by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and in accordance with the terms, conditions and procurement methods as may be established by the department, except for the transaction of workers’ compensation insurance and reinsurance business by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation.
(2) This section does not apply to:
(a) Professional liability insurance acquired under ORS 9.080 (2);
(b) Insurance for employee benefits; or
(c) Loan cancellation life insurance procured by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs under ORS 407.465. [1985 c.731 §3; 2009 c.29 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.425 - Insurance Fund; uses.

(1) There is established an Insurance Fund as a separate fund in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, which shall be used to provide insurance and self-insurance for the State of Oregon under this chapter, and for participating local public bodies under ORS 30.282 and 278.125 to 278.215. The moneys in the Insurance Fund may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857 in "investment funds" as defined in ORS 293.701 which includes the Insurance Fund. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) The Insurance Fund shall be administratively separated to assure individual accountability of the state and local public body liability insurance programs under ORS 30.282 and 278.125 to 278.215 and the state property insurance program under this chapter.
(3) All moneys arising from the operation of this section and ORS 278.405, 278.415 and 278.435 and the provisions of this chapter and ORS 30.260 to 30.300 and 278.322 shall be set aside by the State Treasurer and credited to the Insurance Fund. The moneys in the Insurance Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to administer the provisions of this chapter and ORS 30.260 to 30.300 and 278.322. [1985 c.731 §4; 1989 c.966 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 278 - Insurance for Public Bodies › Section 278.435 - Fund to operate on actuarially sound basis; apportionment; assessment; advances; repayment.

(1) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that the individual components of the Insurance Fund, as well as the total fund, operate on an actuarially sound basis and that the assessments and charges shall reflect this policy.
(2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may apportion to and collect from each state agency, officer, board or commission or any participating local public body, its contribution as determined by the department to purchase insurance or administer self-insurance programs, including administrative expenses, for coverages authorized by this chapter.
(3) The apportionment shall be based, to the extent possible, upon the factors which reflect the relative risk and loss experience of each state agency, officer, board or commission or participating local public body.
(4) The department may assess a state agency, officer, board or commission the cost of providing specific risk management services requested by a state agency, officer, board or commission.
(5) In any year when the moneys in the Insurance Fund are not sufficient to keep the fund or any of its components actuarially sound and to make all payments required in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, funds may be advanced from other funds in the State Treasury under the provisions of ORS 293.205 to 293.225. Prior to any advance to the Insurance Fund under the provisions of ORS 293.205 to 293.225, approval shall be obtained from the Joint Ways and Means Committee of the Legislative Assembly, if the Legislative Assembly is in session, or the Emergency Board.
(6) Moneys advanced to the Insurance Fund as provided in this section shall be repaid from the Insurance Fund in annual installments, with interest as provided in ORS 293.220. The amount of the installments shall be fixed by the department at such amount as can be reasonably expected to liquidate the indebtedness of the Insurance Fund in not more than 10 years.
(7) In order to assure that the moneys advanced to the Insurance Fund are repaid as specified in subsection (6) of this section, the department may make such assessments to state agencies or participating local public bodies or their legal successors. [1985 c.731 §5; 1989 c.40 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279 - Public Contracting - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 279.342

[Amended by 1953 c.579 §3; 1955 c.510 §1; 1967 c.67 §1; 1973 c.460 §1; 1975 c.770 §1; 1977 c.388 §1; 1981 c.361 §3; 1983 c.699 §4; 1995 c.286 §27; 1995 c.635 §2; 1997 c.793 §3; renumbered 653.269 in 2003]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279 - Public Contracting - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 279.575

[1969 c.423 §1; 1971 c.746 §1; 1973 c.384 §1; 1975 c.771 §28; 1975 c.772 §8; 1977 c.727 §1; 1979 c.406 §3; 1981 c.712 §18; 1985 c.435 §1; renumbered 279.435 in 1989]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279 - Public Contracting - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 279.835 - Definitions for ORS 279.835 to 279.855.

As used in ORS 279.835 to 279.855:
(1) "Department" means the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
(2) "Direct labor" includes all hours directly related to the performance of a service or manufacture of a product, but not supervision, administration, inspection and shipping.
(3) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) "Individual with a disability" means an individual who, because of the nature of disabilities, relies upon specialized employment services to find, secure and maintain employment.
(5) "Public agency" or "public contracting agency" means any agency of the State of Oregon or any political subdivision thereof authorized by law to enter into public contracts and any public body created by intergovernmental agreement.
(6) "Qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities" means a nonprofit organization:
(a) Organized under the laws of the United States or of this state and operated to provide training or employment for individuals with disabilities in this state, and the net income of which does not inure in whole or in part to the benefit of any shareholder or other individual;
(b) That complies with any applicable occupational health and safety standard required by the laws of the United States and of this state; and
(c) That in the manufacture of products and in the provision of services, whether or not the products or services are procured under ORS 279.835 to 279.855, employs individuals with disabilities for not less than:
(A) 75 percent of the work hours of direct labor required for the manufacture or provision of the products or services during a fiscal year that begins on or before June 30, 2019.
(B) 65 percent of the work hours of direct labor required for the manufacture or provision of the products or services during a fiscal year that begins on or after July 1, 2019, and before June 30, 2021.
(C) 60 percent of the work hours of direct labor required for the manufacture or provision of the products or services, or the federal ratio, whichever is lower, during a fiscal year that begins on or after July 1, 2021. [1977 c.304 §3; 1983 c.690 §17; 1989 c.224 §42; 1991 c.93 §1; 1993 c.500 §34; 2001 c.104 §96; 2003 c.794 §229b; 2007 c.70 §62; 2019 c.371 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279 - Public Contracting - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 279.840 - Purpose.

The purpose of ORS 279.835 to 279.855, 279A.025 (4) and 279C.335 is to further the policy of this state to encourage and assist individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence within their communities through productive gainful employment by assuring an expanded and constant market for products and services produced by qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with disabilities, thereby enhancing their dignity and capacity for self-support. [1977 c.304 §2; 1989 c.224 §43; 2003 c.794 §229c; 2007 c.70 §63; 2019 c.371 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279 - Public Contracting - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 279.845 - Duties of Oregon Department of Administrative Services; prices for products and services of nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities; sources of products and services; rules.

(1) It is the duty of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to:
(a) Determine the price of all products manufactured and services offered for sale to the various public agencies by any qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities. The price shall recover the cost of raw materials, labor, overhead, delivery costs and a margin held in reserve for inventory and equipment replacement;
(b) To revise such prices from time to time in accordance with changing cost factors;
(c) To make such rules regarding specifications, time of delivery and other relevant matters of procedure as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS 279.835 to 279.855, 279A.025 (4) and 279C.335; and
(d) To promote the requirements under ORS 279.835 to 279.855.
(2) The department shall establish and publish a list of sources or potential sources of products produced by any qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities and the services provided by any such agency that the department determines are suitable for procurement by public agencies pursuant to ORS 279.835 to 279.855, 279A.025 (4) and 279C.335. This procurement list and revisions thereof shall be distributed to all public purchasing officers.
(3) The department may not delegate any duty imposed under this section to any person or public agency outside of the department. [1977 c.304 §4; 1989 c.224 §44; 2003 c.794 §229d; 2007 c.70 §64; 2019 c.371 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279 - Public Contracting - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 279.853 - Conditions required in contract for services with successor qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities.

(1)(a) If a public agency or a qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities terminates or declines to renew a contract procured under ORS 279.850 for janitorial services, grounds maintenance services or security services and the public agency enters into a new contract for the same services, the public agency shall provide in the new contract that the successor service provider, during a period that ends 90 days after the date on which the public agency enters into the new contract, offer employment to the individuals with disabilities who worked 28 hours or more per week under the terminated or nonrenewed contract at the time the contract ended, at wages and with health benefits as favorable as, or more favorable than, the wages and health benefits the individuals with disabilities received under the terminated or nonrenewed contract.
(b) If the successor service provider under paragraph (a) of this subsection is not a qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities, the public agency shall provide in the new contract that the successor service provider, during a period that ends 90 days after the date on which the public agency enters into the new contract, offer employment to all individuals who worked 28 hours or more per week under the terminated or nonrenewed contract at the time the contract ended, except managers and supervisors, at wages and with health benefits as favorable as, or more favorable than, the wages and health benefits the individuals received under the terminated or nonrenewed contract.
(2) A successor service provider that provides the same services under a new contract as provided under the terminated or nonrenewed contract may require an individual whom the successor service provider hires under subsection (1) of this section to undergo the hiring procedures and demonstrate during a probationary period the qualifications that the successor service provider establishes for new hires. [2015 c.526 §2; 2019 c.371 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279 - Public Contracting - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 279.855 - Entities that may obtain goods and services through Oregon Department of Administrative Services.

The following may purchase equipment, materials, supplies and services through the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in the same manner as state agencies as provided in ORS 279A.140 to 279A.161 and 279A.250 to 279A.290:
(1) Qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with disabilities participating in the program set forth in ORS 279.835 to 279.855, 279A.025 (4) and 279C.335.
(2) Residential programs when under contract with the Department of Human Services to provide services to youth in the custody of the state.
(3) Public benefit corporations, as defined in ORS 65.001, that provide public services either under contract with a state agency, as defined in ORS 171.133, or under contract with a unit of local government, as defined in ORS 190.003, that funds the contract, in whole or in part, with state funds. [1977 c.304 §7; 1989 c.224 §46; 1991 c.419 §1; 2001 c.900 §51; 2003 c.794 §229f; 2007 c.70 §66]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279A - Public Contracting - General Provisions › Section 279A.015 - Policy.

It is the policy of the State of Oregon, in enacting the Public Contracting Code, that a sound and responsive public contracting system should:
(1) Simplify, clarify and modernize procurement practices so that they reflect the marketplace and industry standards.
(2) Instill public confidence through ethical and fair dealing, honesty and good faith on the part of government officials and those who do business with the government.
(3) Promote efficient use of state and local government resources, maximizing the economic investment in public contracting within this state.
(4) Clearly identify rules and policies that implement each of the legislatively mandated socioeconomic programs that overlay public contracting and accompany the expenditure of public funds.
(5) Allow impartial and open competition, protecting both the integrity of the public contracting process and the competitive nature of public procurement. In public procurement, as set out in ORS chapter 279B, meaningful competition may be obtained by evaluation of performance factors and other aspects of service and product quality, as well as pricing, in arriving at best value.
(6) Provide a public contracting structure that can take full advantage of evolving procurement methods as they emerge within various industries, while preserving competitive bidding as the standard for public improvement contracts unless otherwise exempted. [2003 c.794 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279A - Public Contracting - General Provisions › Section 279A.020 - Organization of Public Contracting Code.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, all public contracting by a contracting agency is subject to this chapter.
(2) Except as provided in ORS 279C.320, public contracting involving public improvements and other construction services is subject to this chapter and ORS chapter 279C, but not ORS chapter 279B.
(3) Public contracting involving architects, engineers, photogrammetrists, transportation planners, land surveyors and related services is subject to this chapter and ORS chapter 279C, but not ORS chapter 279B.
(4) Except as provided in ORS 279C.320, all other public contracting is subject to this chapter and ORS chapter 279B, but not ORS chapter 279C. [2003 c.794 §4; 2005 c.103 §2; 2011 c.458 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279A - Public Contracting - General Provisions › Section 279A.030 - Federal law prevails in case of conflict.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, and notwithstanding ORS 279C.005 to 279C.670 and this chapter and ORS chapter 279B, applicable federal statutes and regulations govern when federal funds are involved and the federal statutes or regulations conflict with any provision of ORS 279C.005 to 279C.670 or this chapter or ORS chapter 279B, or require additional conditions in public contracts not authorized by ORS 279C.005 to 279C.670 or this chapter or ORS chapter 279B. [2003 c.794 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 279A - Public Contracting - General Provisions › Section 279A.055 - Personal services contracts.

(1) Except as provided in ORS 279A.140, a contracting agency may enter into personal services contracts. The provisions of this section do not relieve a contracting agency of the duty to comply with ORS 279A.140, any other law applicable to state agencies or applicable city or county charter provisions.
(2) A state contracting agency with procurement authority under ORS 279A.050 or a local contract review board by ordinance, resolution, administrative rule or other regulation may designate certain service contracts or classes of service contracts as personal services contracts. [2003 c.794 §8; 2005 c.103 §4]