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Subcommittee advances SB 5535 amendment for Office of Public Records Advocate to full Ways and Means committee
Summary
The General Government Subcommittee moved an amendment to Senate Bill 5535 (Office of the Public Records Advocate) to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation after the Legislative Fiscal Office posted a dash-1 amendment adding positions and other-funds expenditure.
The General Government Subcommittee on Wednesday moved an amendment to Senate Bill 5535, the Office of the Public Records Advocate budget bill, to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.
The Legislative Fiscal Office presented a dash-1 amendment that adds $1,117,294 in other funds and two positions (2.0 FTE). LFO staff told the committee the amendment reflects that additional positions and other-funds limitation and recommended adoption of the dash-1 amendment.
The measure was placed on the subcommittee’s consent motion and advanced without recorded dissent. A subcommittee member moved the LFO recommendation to send SB 5535, as amended, to the full Ways and Means committee; there was no recorded objection and the motion passed. The committee identified carriers for the bill: Representative Tran on the House side and Senator Anderson on the Senate side for floor and committee handling.
Why it matters: The amendment increases the Office of the Public Records Advocate’s other-funds expenditure limitation and adds staffing. The committee’s action sends the amended budget measure to the full Ways and Means committee for consideration of adoption into the upcoming budget.
Background and context: During the opening comments, LFO staff answered a procedural question about key performance measures and cited ORS 02/1110 as the statutory authority for key performance measures. LFO staff also summarized the office’s beginning balance ($153,463), a $1,200,000 assessment, and an estimated ending balance representing roughly 4.7 months of operations (about $231,433) under the proposed budget.
Next steps: The bill will be considered by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means; the subcommittee named Representative Tran and Senator Anderson as carriers.
