Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation
Section 192.499 - Public records subcommittee(1) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall establish a public records subcommittee.(2) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint to the subcommittee four members of the Legislative Assembly from among the members of the committee as follows:(a) The President of the Senate shall appoint:(A) One member who is a member of the Senate and a member of the majority party; and(B) One member who is a member of the Senate and a member of the minority party.(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint:(A) One member who is a member of the House of Representatives and a member of the majority party; and(B) One member who is a member of the House of Representatives and a member of the minority party.(c) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint a cochair from the members described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.(3) The subcommittee shall review and may accept, modify or reject the plan or schedule for review of exemptions from disclosure for public records established by the Oregon Sunshine Committee under ORS 192.511.(4) The subcommittee shall review the Oregon Sunshine Committee reports required by ORS 192.511 and may accept, modify or reject the Oregon Sunshine Committee reports as the reports of the subcommittee. On or before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the subcommittee shall submit the subcommittee report, with the original Oregon Sunshine Committee report as an appendix, to the Legislative Counsel Committee.(5) The subcommittee shall cooperate with and invite advice and comment from: (a) The Attorney General;(c) The Secretary of State;(e) Any committee or task force appointed by the Attorney General, the Governor or the Secretary of State to examine any aspect of ORS 192.311 to 192.478 or of the disclosure of public records; and(f) The Oregon Sunshine Committee.(6) Interested members of the public may provide comment to the subcommittee.