ORS 173.900
Joint Committee on Conduct established

  • Legislative Equity Office established
  • Legislative Equity Officer

(1)

The Joint Committee on Conduct is established as a joint committee of the Legislative Assembly.

(2)

The Legislative Equity Office is established as a nonpartisan office of the Legislative Assembly that is independent of any other nonpartisan office.

(3)

By concurrent resolution, the Legislative Assembly shall select a Legislative Equity Officer, to serve as the executive officer of the Legislative Equity Office.

(4)

The committee may recruit, conduct interviews and make recommendations for the appointment of the Legislative Equity Officer by the Legislative Assembly. The committee shall consult with the Capitol Leadership Team established under ORS 173.927 (Establishing and maintaining Capitol Leadership Team) in the performance of the committee’s duties under this section.

(5)

Subject to the limitations otherwise provided by law for expenses of state officers, the Legislative Equity Officer shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred or paid by the officer in the performance of duties of the officer.

(6)

The Legislative Equity Officer serves for a four-year term and is eligible for reappointment to succeeding terms. An officer may be removed for cause by the committee upon a finding by the committee that supports a for-cause removal of the officer.

(7)

The committee shall:

(a)

Receive from the Legislative Equity Officer annual reports described in ORS 173.909 (Duties and powers of Legislative Equity Officer) and any other reports the committee or officer determines are warranted;

(b)

Provide office facilities for the officer that are sufficiently independent to ensure that the officer operates independently of any other legislative branch organization, including but not limited to authorizing the officer to maintain facilities that are located near but outside of the State Capitol;

(c)

Ensure that the officer possesses all possible indicia of independence from the other parts of the legislative branch;

(d)

Provide ongoing direction and oversight for continual updating of the training described in ORS 173.915 (Respectful workplace training);

(e)

Develop and maintain a respectful workplace policy to be administered by the Legislative Administrator and that is designed to address conduct that is inconsistent with a respectful workplace in the State Capitol and that does not rise to the level of creating a hostile work environment or violating public accommodation law;

(f)

Provide policy direction and oversight to the officer; and

(g)

Perform other duties as assigned by joint rules of the Legislative Assembly.

(8)

The Joint Committee on Conduct shall be composed of those members of the Senate Committee on Conduct formed to perform delegated and assigned functions described in Article IV, section 15, of the Oregon Constitution, for the Senate and the House Committee on Conduct formed to perform delegated and assigned functions described in Article IV, section 15, of the Oregon Constitution, for the House of Representatives.

(9)

In any hearing to perform a function described in Article IV, section 15, of the Oregon Constitution, Joint Committee on Conduct members of the other legislative chamber may attend and be seated at the dais as nonvoting observers.

(10)

Notwithstanding subsection (8) of this section, a member of the Joint Committee on Conduct shall be recused from service on a committee on conduct performing functions under Article IV, section 15, of the Oregon Constitution, if the facts and circumstances at issue could impair the member’s ability to act impartially and without bias. In the event of a recusal, the appointing authority shall appoint an acting member until the functions performed under Article IV, section 15, of the Oregon Constitution, have been resolved. [2019 c.604 §1]

Source: Section 173.900 — Joint Committee on Conduct established; Legislative Equity Office established; Legislative Equity Officer, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors173.­html.

173.005
Personnel policies for employees of statutory committees
173.007
Personnel policies applicable to regular employees of Legislative Assembly
173.025
Preparation of fiscal impact and revenue impact statements for legislation affecting state or local governments
173.029
Preparation of statements for legislation creating new crime, increasing period of incarceration or otherwise modifying sentencing or state corrections policies
173.035
Submission of statements to Legislative Assembly
173.045
Revision of statements
173.051
Preparation of fiscal impact statements for legislation increasing employer contributions under Public Employees Retirement System
173.055
Contracts to provide fiscal data
173.111
Legislative Counsel Committee and office of Legislative Counsel established
173.120
Legislative Counsel to be in attendance upon legislative sessions
173.130
Performance of legislative services
173.135
Participation in legal proceedings to protect legislative interests
173.140
Preparation of initiative measures
173.160
Powers and duties of Legislative Counsel in preparing editions for publication
173.191
Membership
173.200
Selection of Legislative Counsel
173.210
Employment of staff
173.215
Effect of expiration of terms of committee members
173.220
Location of Legislative Counsel’s office
173.230
Confidential nature of matters handled by committee’s staff
173.240
Committee’s staff prohibited from influencing legislation
173.315
Oregon Law Commission established
173.325
Compensation and expenses of members
173.328
Commission meetings
173.335
Legislative Counsel assistance
173.338
Law revision program
173.342
Commission biennial report to Legislative Assembly
173.345
Cooperation with bar associations or other associations
173.347
Appearance of commission members or staff before Legislative Assembly
173.352
Work groups
173.355
Solicitation and receipt of gifts and grants
173.357
Disposition of moneys collected or received by commission
173.410
Appointing authority for Legislative Fiscal Officer
173.420
Duties of Legislative Fiscal Officer
173.450
Employment of staff
173.455
Maintaining confidentiality of draft measures
173.465
Legislative Fiscal Office Operating Fund
173.500
Establishment
173.505
Oregon State Capitol Foundation Operating Fund
173.515
Oregon Capitol History Gateway Fund
173.605
Legislative Policy and Research Committee established
173.615
Membership
173.625
Effect of expiration of terms of committee members
173.635
Director duties and powers
173.710
Legislative Administration Committee and office of Legislative Administrator established
173.720
Duties of Legislative Administrator
173.730
Committee membership
173.740
Employment of staff
173.750
Effect of expiration of terms of committee members
173.760
Advisory committees
173.763
Legislative information available on Internet
173.766
Electronic mail address
173.770
Rules regarding fees for services and obtaining copyrights and patents
173.780
Sale or lease of data processing programs, materials and information
173.785
Capitol gift shop
173.790
Stores Revolving Account
173.800
Appointing authority for Legislative Revenue Officer
173.810
Employment of staff
173.820
Duties and powers
173.830
Authority to accept and expend funds
173.840
Designation as applicant for certain federal programs
173.850
Department of Revenue to provide assistance
173.855
Maintaining confidentiality of draft measures
173.900
Joint Committee on Conduct established
173.903
Joint Committee on Conduct continuing existence
173.906
Legislative Equity Officer vacancy
173.909
Duties and powers of Legislative Equity Officer
173.912
Contracting for independent investigator
173.915
Respectful workplace training
173.918
Adopting policies for lobbyist respectful workplace training
173.921
Culture and climate surveys
173.924
Reporting harassment to Legislative Equity Officer
173.927
Establishing and maintaining Capitol Leadership Team
173.930
Contracting for offsite process counselor
173.933
Offsite process counselor duties
173.936
Exemption from public record disclosure
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