2023 Regular Session SB 694

• At the request of: (at the request of Partnership for Safety & Justice)
• Bill Title: Relating to meetings of groups formed to develop public policy; declaring an emergency.

Catchline/Summary

Requires membership of task forces and work groups to be comprised at least 50 percent of community members and individuals who are members of or who represent community-based organizations.

Requires membership of task forces and work groups to be comprised at least 25 percent of individuals who are or who represent organizations that serve historically underrepresented and marginalized communities or that provide culturally specific services.

Requires members of task forces and work groups who are not otherwise compensated for task force or work group service be eligible for stipend as compensation for travel and time spent while serving on task force or work group. Establishes Task Force and Work Group Stipend Fund. Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to estimate amount of stipend each biennium based on estimated number of task force and work group participants and amount appropriated to fund for biennium, and to pay stipend to eligible claimants. Caps maximum amount of stipend.

Appropriates moneys to Task Force and Work Group Stipend Fund.

Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

• Fiscal Impact: May Have Fiscal Impact, But No Statement Yet Issued
• Revenue Impact: May Have Revenue Impact, But No Statement Yet Issued
• Current Location: In Senate Committee
• Current Committee: Senate Committee On Human Services

Subsequent Referral(s)

• Joint Committee On Ways and Means