ORS 292.495
Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions

(1)

Subject to the availability of funds therefor in the budget of the state board or commission, and except as otherwise provided by law, any member of a state board or commission, other than a member who is employed in full-time public service, who is authorized by law to receive compensation for time spent in performance of official duties, shall receive a payment, in the amount specified in subsection (5) of this section, for each day or portion thereof during which the member is actually engaged in the performance of official duties.

(2)

Except as otherwise provided by law, all members of state boards and commissions, including those employed in full-time public service, may receive actual and necessary travel or other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties within the limits provided by law or by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 292.210 (Definitions for ORS 292.210 to 292.230) to 292.250 (Reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicle on official business).

(3)

As used in subsections (2) and (4) of this section, “other expenses” includes expenses incurred by a member of a state board or commission in employing a substitute to perform duties, including personal, normally performed by the member which the member is unable to perform because of the performance of official duties and which by the nature of such duties cannot be delayed without risk to health or safety. No member shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in employing a substitute in excess of $25 per day.

(4)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

As used in this subsection, “qualified member” means a member who is not in full-time public service and who had an adjusted gross income in the previous tax year:

(A)

Of less than $50,000, as reported on an income tax return other than a joint income tax return; or

(B)

Of less than $100,000, as reported on a joint income tax return.

(b)

Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state board or commission shall provide to a qualified member of the state board or commission, at a minimum:

(A)

Compensation, in the amount specified in subsection (5) of this section, for each day or portion thereof during which the member is actually engaged in the performance of official duties; and

(B)

Reimbursement of actual and necessary travel or other expenses actually incurred in the performance of a member’s official duties within the limits provided by law or by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 292.210 (Definitions for ORS 292.210 to 292.230) to 292.250 (Reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicle on official business).

(5)

The compensation to be provided under subsections (1) and (4)(b)(A) of this section is equal to the per diem paid to members of the Legislative Assembly under ORS 171.072 (Salary of members and presiding officers).

(6)

A member of a state board or commission may decline to accept compensation or reimbursement of expenses related to the member’s service on the state board or commission. [1969 c.314 §1; 1973 c.224 §2; 1975 c.441 §1; 1979 c.616 §1; 2021 c.627 §1]

Source: Section 292.495 — Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors292.­html.

Attorney General Opinions

Payment of expenses of members of the Governor’s Task Force on Medical Malpractice, (1976) Vol 37, p 1319; expenses incurred by a state legislator as an appointee of the Governor’s Committee on Aging, (1976) Vol 37, p 1475; payment of expenses of advisory committees created by statute, by Executive Order, and by state agency, (1977) Vol 38, p 871; recovery of erroneous per diem payments to members of Travel Information Council, (1977) Vol 38, p 1484; federal social security withholding taxes with respect to public members of Oregon Investment Council and public members of Municipal Debt Advisory Commission, (1978) Vol 38, p 2117; performance of official duties by chairperson of Oregon Investment Council when working on council business outside of council meetings, (1979) Vol 40, p 22; meaning of “portion thereof” in relation to per diem allocation, (1979) Vol 40, p 22; reimbursement for expenses directly related to performance of official duties by any board or commission member, (1979) Vol 40, p 22

292.010
Salaries of state officers and employees payable monthly or biweekly 292.014
Definitions for ORS 292.014 to 292.036 292.016
Centralized payroll procedure 292.018
Designation of agent 292.022
Preparation of payroll 292.024
Warrant for aggregate amount allowed plus assessments 292.026
Payroll payments 292.032
Records of payroll payments 292.033
Advances of regular and terminal salary or wages 292.034
Payment for use of centralized payroll services 292.036
Rules 292.039
Paying officers and employees of certain state institutions and agencies 292.040
Bond of payroll officer 292.042
Paying employees by single payment to designated financial institutions 292.043
Deduction for payment to foundations 292.044
Deduction by employees of public universities for payment to nonprofit organization 292.045
Annual charitable fund drive program 292.047
Deduction for payment to Oregon State Capitol Foundation 292.051
Deduction of cost of group insurance and other services 292.057
Deduction for payment to Oregon Veterans’ Home Account 292.061
Deduction for payment of delinquent taxes 292.063
Deduction of wage overpayment 292.065
Deduction of payment for parking fees 292.067
Deduction of requested payments to financial institutions 292.070
Withholding compensation to purchase United States Savings Bonds or other obligations 292.080
Issuance of bonds 292.090
Use of balances to purchase bonds in advance 292.100
Refunds from account 292.110
Procedure where employee dies having credit in account 292.150
Advances upon mileage allowances of members of legislature and upon salaries of legislative employees and other state employees 292.160
Repayment of amounts advanced 292.170
Procedure when employee leaves employment after overpayment 292.180
Invoice reflecting certain savings 292.210
Definitions for ORS 292.210 to 292.230 292.220
Department to regulate subsistence and mileage allowances for travel 292.230
Policy on out-of-state travel 292.250
Reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicle on official business 292.280
Advance for expenses of travel and subsistence 292.286
Approval of advance by agency head 292.288
State claim on advances 292.311
Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries 292.316
Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General to pay fees and commissions into treasury 292.406
Court of Appeals judges 292.411
Supreme Court Chief Justice and judges 292.416
Circuit court judges 292.426
Tax court judge 292.428
Cost of living adjustment for judicial salaries 292.430
Retirement and insurance benefits extension to state elected officers 292.495
Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions 292.500
Compensation and expenses of members of Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities 292.930
Annual salary for certain elected officers 292.951
Definitions for ORS 292.951 to 292.971 292.956
Methodology for determining comparability of value of work 292.961
Pay Equity Adjustment Fund 292.971
Job Evaluation Teams 292.990
Penalties
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2026

§ 292.495’s source at oregon​.gov